Vonnie
B'Vsean Miller Jr. is an American football outside linebacker
for the Denver
Broncos of the National Football League.
Today's 4 p.m. ET
franchise tag deadline is drawing near, and Von Miller and
the Broncos are
inching closer to a deal.
NFL Media Insider Ian
Rapoport reported Friday that Miller and the Broncos spent the
last week making significant progress on the six-year, $114 million offer and
that the two parties are "closing in on a deal." Denver's most recent
offer includes $59 million of fully guaranteed money in the first nine months
and $70 million guaranteed by March 2018.
"There is now a
better chance this deal gets done than it doesn't get done." Rapoport
added on Thursday's edition of Total
Access. "As things have gone quiet in the Von Miller negotiation, optimism has grown for
all involved. It's headed in the right direction quickly."
Denver's latest offer
would not only make Miller the highest-paid defensive player in the league; it would
put him in the same stratosphere as Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, in
terms of guaranteed money. Luck earned $47 million in fully guaranteed money
last month when he signed his record six-year, $140 million
deal to stay in Indianapolis. If this deal gets done by
Friday, Miller would outpace Luck by $12 million.
This news follows a
timeline of negotiating that began last week. NFL Media's Mike Garafolo hinted
last Friday at a new offer based on more fully guaranteed money, adding that
the Broncos "moved up the date for some of that non-guaranteed
money, non-fully guaranteed money at signing to become fully guaranteed. But
that sweetening of the pot is not sweet enough for Von Miller."
Now that there are
serious, record-breaking numbers on the table, the pressure is on Miller and
his team of negotiators to strike a deal before Friday's deadline passes.
Credit:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000674851/article/broncos-offer-von-miller-at-least-70m-in-guarantees
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