Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller recently went on the popular “Pardon My Take” podcast and talked about a variety of topics. Early in the interview, the hosts asked Miller if he plans to go hard in Sunday’s Pro Bowl.
“I always do,” Miller said. “Everybody else is just chilling and it’s an easy MVP if I go hard . . . . I got a car because I went hard.”
Miller said he had to apologize to a few players for going “too hard” in previous all-star games. He took home MVP honors after his strip-sack sealed a win for the AFC in 2018.
Miller was also asked about quarterback Drew Lock and described his teammate as a “rock star.” Miller said he knew the QB was going to be successful based on his leadership and talent.
“[I knew] when he came and I saw him throw the ball [and] I saw his demeanor with the other rookies . . . . He was like the leader of the rookies off the top from Day 1,” Miller said. “Everybody kind of gravitated toward him . . . everybody liked him.”
Later in the podcast, the hosts mentioned to Miller that he is similar in size and posted similar NFL combine numbers to running back Derrick Henry. So does the outside linebacker think he could have been a good running back himself?
“I don’t want to take anything away from what Derrick Henry has done and make it seem like it’s easy to do because what he’s doing is really special,” Miller said. “I wouldn’t say ‘I can be Derrick Henry’ — that would be crazy — but I would be the Von Miller of running backs if I was a running back.”
To listen to the complete interview on PMT, click here (starts at 36:23).
