ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller has always balanced on-field success with a free-spirit demeanor away from football. He followed a Super Bowl 50 MVP with an appearance on "Dancing with the Stars" after all.
But 14 unflinching words refocused him this offseason and set the table for the 2019 season. Fourteen words that have teammates saying they've seen a more serious side of Miller this summer.
"I'm 30, it's my ninth year -- ninth year already," Miller said. "I just want to be the best I can be. I feel like I'm the same Von, but a little older maybe.