When the Buffalo Bills signed veteran edge-rusher Von Miller to a six-year, $120 million contract with $45 million contract this offseason, it was seen by the organization as perhaps the final piece of the puzzle to get the Bills to their first Super Bowl since the 1993 season — and perhaps their first league title since 1965, when their league was the American Football League. Miller had already helped the Denver Broncos win Super Bowl 50 with an MVP performance, and he helped the Los Angeles Rams win Super Bowl LVI with a game that was MVP-worthy.
But if the Bills are to win their first Super Bowl, they’ll have to do it with Miller on the bench. On Wednesday, the team announced that Miller will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL — discovered during exploratory surgery to try and clean up issues the team hoped wouldn’t lead to this result.
