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Broncos trade eight-time Pro Bowler Von Miller to Rams for two picks

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Matt Johnson | Last updated 11/1/21

The Denver Broncos traded All-Pro edge rusher Von Miller to the Los Angeles Rams in a blockbuster deal just one day before the 2021 NFL trade deadline.

Miller, the No. 2 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, spent is entire career as a defensive star for the Broncos before Monday’s trade. In the final year of his contract, Miller joins a Rams defense with fellow perennial Pro Bowlers Jalen Ramsey and Aaron Donald.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday’s blockbuster trade. According to Ryan O’Halloran of the Denver Post, Denver will receiver the Rams’ second- and third-round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Blockbuster: Broncos are finalizing a trade to send eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker Von Miller to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for two second-day 2022 draft picks, league sources tell ESPN.

Miller is now saying his goodbyes to his friends in the Broncos’ training facility. pic.twitter.com/wJjlDOQkPU
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 1, 2021

Von Miller stats (2021): Nine quarterback hits, seven tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks

While Miller is no longer playing at the level that earned him First-Team All-Pro honors three times (2012, 2015, 2016), the 32-year-old remains an outstanding pass rusher.

Coming out of Week 8, per Pro Football Focus, Miller has been credited with 28 total pressures, 19 quarterback hurries and a 78.2 pass-rush grade. Joining a front seven with Donald, Miller will have an opportunity to record his first double-digit sack season since 2018.

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