ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Every time Von Miller walked into the Denver Broncos’ complex over the past six seasons, he was greeted by a reminder — or 10 — of his playing-career pinnacle: Super Bowl 50.
That February day in 2016, Miller dipped and ripped the Lombardi trophy from the Carolina Panthers. He finished with 2.5 sacks — two of which resulted in Broncos touchdowns — six tackles and a Super Bowl MVP. The images from that championship day are everywhere in the halls of the Broncos’ suburban Denver facility — the sacks, the celebrations, even the gleaming trophy.
Miller last walked by those reminders Nov. 1, the day the Broncos traded him to the Los Angeles Rams. As he left the building that day he said, “Seeing the pictures as I was walking out made me tear up, we always got Super Bowl 50.”
The Broncos haven’t made the playoffs since that Super Bowl win and Miller was often asked if he feared his greatest moment was behind him. He’s now days away from — as he often said in Denver — “the opportunity to make another biggest moment.” Miller will start at linebacker for the Rams in Super Bowl LVI against the Cincinnati Bengals (6:30 p.m. ET, NBC).
Mixed in with those very real tears he shed as he departed Denver was the sudden and tangible idea that he could reach the big stage again.
“After you win a Super Bowl it’s life-changing … it changes your life, it really changes your life,” Miller said. “… I tell everybody, we’re one game away from football heaven.”
DeMarcus Ware, who was Miller’s teammate for three seasons with the Broncos and the player Miller has routinely said helped him make the leap from Pro Bowl player to all-time great, said Miller’s Super Bowl experience can bring a lot to the Rams’ locker room.
“With everything you hope for on the line, he performed his best,” Ware said. “I prided myself on being a leader for…
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