After a battle with COVID-19 in April, Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller seriously considered opting out of the 2020 season.
“I just really thought about all the things that could happen,” Miller said during a Zoom conference call on Tuesday. “This season is different from any other season. I weighed the positives and the negatives, and I came to my own decision that I can play. I thought about me having asthma. I went over everything that I possibly could with my agent, and we just thought about it. I feel like every player should do that.”
Miller ultimately decided to play but he understands that every player in the league has unique circumstances to consider. The league’s opt-out deadline is Thursday. So far, two Broncos players — right tackle Ja’Wuan James and defensive lineman Kyle Peko — have opted out.
“Every player should think about everything they could do,” Miller said. “That’s what Ju’Wuan did. I don’t have any children, I don’t have a wife, I don’t have anything. I don’t want to speak on his wife or anything, but his situation was totally different from my situation and everybody else’s situation. I support him and his decision to opt-out and put his family first. It’s what he had to do, and I’m all for it.”
Miller said he didn’t feel normal again until two or three weeks after he tested negative for the coronavirus. Now that he feels healthy again, the veteran edge defender is poised to have a big season in 2020.
“I feel like I can give more and I can be more,” Miller said. “I don’t feel like I’m finished yet.”
