Von Miller is an American football player who plays for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League as an outside linebacker. Previously, he played college football at Texas A & M. He has earned All-American honor. Also, he was honored with the Butkus Award for being the most outstanding linebacker in the nation. He was selected by the Denver Broncos as the second overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft. He has earned first-team All-Pro honors three times and has remained second-team All-Pro honors four times.
Early Life
Miller was born on 26th March 1989 and as of 2022, he is 33 years old. He was brought up in Dallas and later, attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas where he played for the DeSoto Eagles high school football team. In his junior years, he made a record of 37 tackles, 14 tackles for loss along with 7 sacks and 12 quarterback hurries. As a senior, he earned the honor of the District 8-5A Defensive MVP. He was also fond of track & field games and completed 110m hurdles, triple jump, and javelin throw. He was considered to be a four-star recruit by Rivals.com. Despite this, he was listed number 15 weakside defensive end in the nation in 2007. He chose to play with Texas A & M over other offers from the teams like Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Florida, and Texas Tech.
Von Miller Career
Miller went to Desoto High School and got himself surrounded by the various field and track games including high jumping, triple jump, javelin throw, and most notably came out to be a professional in the Football team. In his junior year, he made a win of 37 tackles and a loss of 14 tackles along with 12 quarterback hurries. Because of his performance, he was awarded 8-5A defensive most valuable player. Besides this, he was honored with a four-star recruit by Ricky.com and thereby received many appreciations and honors from the side of college. In 2006, Von he kicked off his college journey by committing to play for A & M University of Texas. He started playing as a defensive player in his freshman year with a total of 22 tackles, 2 sacks, and 1 forced fumble.
While completing his sophomore season, he became one of the recognized personalities in the field of football. He has been recognized as the First Team All American Selections and became the first A & M Aggie to receive such recognition in the last 10 years of the history of the college. On the way to working for his football career professionally, MIller got drafted by the Denver Broncos second overall in the NFL Draft 2011. That time, he was ranked as the highest selected linebacker after the selection of LaVar Arrington who went on with number 2 to the Washington Redskins in 2000. On 1st November 2021, Miller was traded to the Los Angeles Rams and since then he is committed to playing for the Rams only.
Von Miller Biography |
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Real Name | Von B’Vsean Miller Jr. |
Birth Date | 26 March 1989 |
Age (as of 2022) | 32 Years |
Birth Place | Dallas, Texas, United States |
Nationality | American |
Profession | Football Outside Linebacker |
Religion | Christianity |
Sun sign | Aries |
Physical Statistics |
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Height | in feet inches – 6’ 3” – in Centimeters – 191 cm |
Weight | in Kilograms – 113 kg – in Pounds – 250 lbs |
Shoe Size | 14 (U.S.) |
Hair Color | Black |
Eye Color | Black |
Body Type | Athletic |
Family |
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Father | Von Miller |
Mother | Gloria Miller |
Sister | – |
Brother | Vince Miller |
Qualification/Education |
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School | DeSoto High School |
College | Texas A&M Aggies football |
Relationship Status |
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Marital Status | In Relation |
Affair | Yes |
Who is his girlfriend? | K. Michelle |
Personal life
Von Miller was previously engaged to Megan Denise, with whom he parted his ways. Last year in January 2021, then 31-year-old Miller posted numerous pictures of his new girlfriend on his Instagram story. The couple was there on vacation and were reportedly spending their time in Cabo. But soon, to protect himself from the rumors and other controversies, the man deleted all the pictures from his Instagram timeline. After the day, Denise revealed and talked about the disturbing messages she received from Miller over her pregnancy. At that time Denise was known to work as a stripper at a club. There is a heated feud that Megan has given birth to an adorable baby boy. However, Miller was reported to be disturbed by her pregnancy and wished for her miscarriage which Denise showed in her messages.
Von Miller Net worth
On 1st November 2021, he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams. At the time of the trade, he became the longest-tenured Bronco and the only remaining non-special teams player. In one of his interviews, he explained how much he was in love with playing for Broncos country and he gets the privilege of doing that. According to Forbes, Von Miller is one of the dominant defensive football players. He possesses a base salary of $16 million with a contracted amount of $114 million.
Trivia
- In the spring of 2008, the newly hired coach named Mike Sherman was discouraged by Miller’s habit of skipping classes.
- Due to this, Sherman decided to suspend Miller for the whole spring season.
- On the other hand, a disappointed Miller considered transferring his college from Texas A & M University to some other college. But, upon his father’s consideration and insistence, he stayed there in the university and later adopted serious behavior towards his classes.
- When he signed his rookie contract with Denver Broncos, he elected to wear 58 no jersey to give honorable respect to Derrick Thomas.