Super Bowl or bust? Bills go all-in with Von Miller to stay ahead of stacked AFC - Buffalo Bills Blog- ESPN

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A year ago, the Buffalo Bills sat at home watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take down Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. This year, they saw the Los Angeles Rams swarm Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to clinch a title.

The takeaway: Pressuring the quarterback is imperative to reaching that elusive Lombardi Trophy.

In the 2021 draft, the Bills selected a defensive end in the first and second rounds. Then the season ended for a second straight year with a loss at Arrowhead Stadium. The team still lacked a dynamic pass-rusher to dominate the line of scrimmage, despite Buffalo finishing with the No. 1 defense and generating pressure at the second-highest rate in the NFL (34% of dropbacks).

Enter two-time Super Bowl champion Von Miller.

Already considered the favorites to win the Super Bowl, the Bills added one of the best pass-rushers in NFL history and the active career sacks leader (115.5). Miller could be the missing piece the Bills defense needs to complete a championship run in what is set up to be an AFC stacked with elite quarterbacks. Not bad for the first official day of the league year.

“It’s been crazy, man,” Miller said in an Instagram video that has since been removed. “Crazy four hours, going back and forth, man. A lot of things that I love in L.A., but I just wanted to let you know I’m coming to Buffalo. Bills Mafia, what’s good? Is [No.] 40 open?”

The Bills agreed to terms with Miller on a six-year, $120 million contract that includes $51.5 million fully guaranteed with $45 million fully guaranteed at signing, sources told ESPN. That guarantee is nearly double the amount of any other current contract signed by a defensive player in their 30s.

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