Von Miller as a Bronco (photos): From No. 2 pick, to Super Bowl MVP, to 10 seasons in Denver

Taken No. 2 overall out of Texas A&M, Von Miller was President of Football Operations John Elway’s first draft selection as the Broncos’ general manager. Photo taken April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

Miller’s first career sack came against the Cincinnati Bengals in only second career NFL game. He finished his rookie season with 11.5 sacks and a Pro Bowl selection. Photo taken Sept. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

Following his second season in the NFL, which he again made the Pro Bowl and had a career-high 18 sacks, Miller ran into his first problems off the field. Not only was Miller suspended six games for vaulting the league’s drug policy, but he was also arrested in August for not attending court for traffic citations. Photo taken Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File) (Jack Dempsey)

After serving his six-game suspension, Miller finally returned to the field Oct. 20. But his time playing was short lived, as he tore his ACL two months later against the Houston Texans. He finished the 2013 season with only five sacks in nine games played. Photo taken Dec. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Miller was unable to play in the 2013 playoffs due to his ACL injury, watching from the sidelines as the Broncos beat the Patriots in the 2013 AFC Championship Game and eventually losing to the Seahawks in Super Bowl XVIII. Photo taken Jan. 19, 2014. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK)

Miller, now healthy, and the Broncos looked primed to be Super Bowl contenders again in 2014, after beating the Colts 31-24 in Week 1. But the Colts would beat the Broncos later that same season in the Divisional Round, 31-24. Photo taken Sept. 7, 2014. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett)

Arguably Miller’s best performance of his career, he and the Broncos topped Tom Brady and the Patriots in the 2015 AFC Championship Game behind his five tackles, four QB hits, 2.5 sacks and one interception. Photo taken Jan. 24, 2015. (The Gazette)

Miller’s performance in Super Bowl 50 earned him MVP of the game. He was also named a first-team All Pro and made his fourth Pro Bowl in the 2015-16 season. Photo taken Feb. 7, 2016. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Following Super Bowl 50, Miller became an icon off the field, starring in several commercials and appearing on television often, including season 22 of Dancing With The Stars. Miller competed on the show in March 2016 and finished 7/8. Photo taken February 9, 2016. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)

Thanks to his performance in Super Bowl 50, Miller signed a new contract in July 2016 worth $114.5 million over six years that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. Photo taken Feb. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File) (Gregory Payan)

Following quarterback Peyto Manning’s retirement and Miller’s new deal, the Broncos began their fall to NFL mediocracy. In 2016, Miller helped the Broncos to a 4-0 start that included a game-winning strip sack against the Colts in Week 2. But from there the Broncos would slowly fall apart, finishing 9-7 and missing the playoffs. Photo taken Sept. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney) (Joe Mahoney)

In 2018, Miller opened his first “Von’s Vision Center” in Denver. Miller started his foundation, Von’s Vision, in 2012 in an effort to provide needed eyewear and examinations to Denver-area young people. The foundation has become one of Miller’s biggest undertakings off the field. Photo taken April 8, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (GeorgeStoiaBroncos beat [email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5b8854c53e77d2068c18c16523197323?d=mm&r=g)

Following another poor season by the Broncos in 2019, Miller continued his streak of making the Pro Bowl for the sixth straight season and eighth time in his career. In 2019, the last season he played a game, he totaled eight sacks and 46 tackles. With 106 sacks in his career, he leads the league in sacks by a single player since 2011. Photo taken Jan. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) (GeorgeStoiaBroncos beat [email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5b8854c53e77d2068c18c16523197323?d=mm&r=g)

Injured Broncos linebacker Von Miller, left, chats with coach Vic Fangio as players stretch during practice Wednesday in Englewood. (The Associated Press)

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Von Miller as a Bronco (photos): From No. 2 pick, to Super Bowl MVP, to 10 seasons in Denver

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