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).