If the Broncos move some additional guaranteed money into the first two years of their offer and Miller’s representatives don’t ask to make the total go any higher than the current highest-paid defensive player in history, there is a deal to be made – before the deadline. If that deadline passes, Miller will have the choice to play 2016 under the exclusive franchise tender, which has a guaranteed salary of $14.129 million, or sit out all or part of the season, a drastic measure that players sometimes threaten (like Bryant did last summer) but rarely follow through on.
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He rejoined his teammates for their visit to the White House on Monday and reiterated his optimism of a deal getting done. One problem the Broncos and Miller’s camp confronted during negotiations was the difference between fair value in the open, free-agent market, and the franchise tag market. At the time of the Yahoo report, the Broncos reportedly sought a deal closer to $18 million per year.
Schefter later tweeted the likelihood of the two sides coming to an agreement prior to the July 15 deadline seemed slim, but not impossible.
Aside from winning the Super Bowl and being named the championship game’s MVP, he was also selected to his fourth Pro Bowl.
Citing police, WFAA-TV in Dallas reported that Talib said he was too intoxicated to recall details of the shooting and that the bullet entered Talib’s right thigh and exited his right calf.
If the Broncos don’t sign Miller to a long-term deal before July 15th, Miller and the Broncos have a tough decision to make. Broncos officials said Talib did not require surgery.
“He held me back for a little second”, Thomas said of Obama.
With unanswered questions and even the specter of an National Football League suspension swirling around Talib, who has had firearm incidents in his past, Kubiak insisted, “The only thing I’m concerned about is his health”. “He looked dead at me and I said, ‘Yeah, we’re out here.’ It was great for him to do that”. “So we need to get him here (and) see where he’s at”.
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“I think of Roby as a starter, I always have, and obviously his reps are going to pick up”, Kubiak said. He’ll want some financial security for the life of the deal if he’s going to take a contract now instead of playing out the string.
