Broncos trade 8-time Pro Bowler Von Miller to Rams

DENVER — Von Miller bid the Denver Broncos an affectional goodbye aft learning helium was being traded to the Los Angels Rams.

"It's ever pugnacious whenever you leave. I emotion each my fans. I emotion Broncos country. When I said Broncos for life, I meant that. It was an grant and a privilege to play here. John Elway picked me. It's life-changing. Ever since then, I've been capable to play with Peyton Manning, DeMarcus Ware, Champ Bailey, Brian Dawkins, Tim Tebow. All of these guys, man. It's an grant and a privilege. It's inactive benignant of hard to enactment into words. Still benignant of raw," Miller said with his eyes watering and dependable cracking arsenic helium exited UCHealth Training Center.

"It's tough. It's inactive hard. You can't truly enactment it into words. Somebody told maine erstwhile if you privation to marque God laugh, past marque plans. Got to support going and support taking it 1 time astatine a time. Got a beauteous babe lad (Valor) and had a batch of beauteous years here. Have a batch of large memories here. Lot of large teammates. Lot of large coaches. Lot of large fans. I'll ne'er hide each those people."

Arguably the champion antiaircraft subordinate successful franchise history, Miller saw his vocation successful Denver travel to an extremity Monday arsenic the squad agreed successful rule connected a commercialized to the Los Angeles Rams for second-round and third-round picks successful the 2022 NFL Draft, according to sources.

Broncos wide manager George Paton facilitated the commercialized by eating astir $9 cardinal of Miller's remaining $9.7 cardinal salary.

Miller, 32, is the Broncos all-time sacks leader, the Super Bowl 50 MVP, and an almost-certain Hall of Famer and Broncos Ring of Famer.

Miller did not play Sunday, needing much clip for his near ankle to heal.

This communicative was primitively reported by Troy Renck connected thedenverchannel.com.