When one player lands a historic payday, everyone lands a historic payday. Maybe not at that moment, but down the line, every player who enters into contract negotiations will point to that last contract and say, “I want that too.”
Just ask Von Miller.
If it wasn’t for Olivier Vernon or Fletcher Cox signing massive contracts this offseason, maybe Miller never would have had the leverage to sign a deal worth $70 million in guarantees. And when Khalil Mack or JJ Watt get their turn on the open market, they’ll thank Von for pulling in more money than any football player not name Andrew Luck.
And his Denver Broncos teammates were happy, too. For different reasons, though. In their case, they’re just happy to have their best player back out on the field:
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58 Back @Millerlite40 leggo #noflyzone #allSacks
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) July 15, 2016
@Millerlite40 ππ
— Paxton Lynch (@PaxtonLynch) July 15, 2016
VONNN!!! My dawg got what he deserved– PAIIIID!! π°π°π° congrats Fam @Millerlite40
— Kenny Anunike (@ANU_NIKE22) July 15, 2016
Oooowwwweeee 58 ! Turn up !
— kwebb (@kayvonwebster) July 15, 2016
And the rest of the NFL, including some former teammates, chimed in, too:
Get paid my brotherππΎ. https://t.co/kEHdoqkr58
— Todd Gurley II (@TG3II) July 15, 2016
Congrats @Millerlite40 #WellDone!!! #Passrusher
— ROBERT MATHIS QBH8r (@RobertMathis98) July 15, 2016
Congrats @Millerlite40!!! π°π°π°π°π°π°π°
— Ezekiel Ansah (@Ziggy_Ansah) July 15, 2016
@Millerlite40 V.Mill congrats Bruh! well deserved.
— Danny Trevathan (@Grindin_59) July 15, 2016
Von Miller with that BAG!!!! Congrats bro! @Millerlite40
— Omar C. Bolden (@OmarBolden) July 15, 2016
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https://twitter.com/chanjones55/status/754021447664709632
There you go. Never doubted it. https://t.co/z8B0eXxA4o
— Ed McCaffrey (@87ed) July 15, 2016
Very well deserved. Congrats @Millerlite40!
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) July 15, 2016