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O’Halloran: Von Miller ready to increase leadership role with Broncos “to get this thing right”

Even before the Broncos decided to move on from veterans like safety Darian Stewart, linebacker Brandon Marshall and nose tackle Domata Peko, the idea of being a larger voice this year was on the mind of outside linebacker Von Miller.

“One hundred percent,” Miller said during a Super Bowl week interview. “With each year that passes, I get more and more confident with the leadership role. I’ve shared a little bit, probably 20 percent to this guy and that guy. But I need to have 100 percent control of it to get this thing right.”

The Broncos’ “thing” has been broken the last two years (11-21 record), semi-overshadowing Miller’s combined 24 1/2 sacks, including 14 1/2 in 2018 (his highest total since 18 1/2 in 2012).