Von Miller back on big stage 6 years after MVP performance

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Zac Taylor texted Sean McVay after the Los Angeles Rams acquired Von Miller from the Denver Broncos in a midseason trade.

Not to congratulate him.

To thank him.

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The Bengals had a trip to Denver coming up in December and Cincinnati's head coach was grateful he wouldn't have to worry about the Broncos' career sacks leader blowing up his game plan.

"Little did I know," Taylor said with a chuckle this week as he calculated ways to keep Miller from tormenting Joe Burrow the way he did Cam Newton in Super Bowl 50 six years ago.

Taylor said Miller commands special attention even at age 32 and on a team featuring Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey.

"There's no question," Taylor said. "Von Miller is Von Miller."

The same superstar who celebrated one of the greatest defensive performances in Super Bowl history with a record six-year, $114 million contract extension and what Peyton Manning labeled Miller's "world celebrity tour," a five-month jet-setting junket of television and dance studios, A-list parties and B-roll appearances.

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 07:  Von Miller #40 of the Los Angeles Rams looks against the Tennessee Titans during the first quarter at SoFi Stadium on November 07, 2021 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

A return trip to the playoffs eluded Miller until six years later, following his Nov. 1 trade to the Rams, who cheered his addition by tweeting, "We're all in," alongside a meme of actor John Malkovich splashing the pot at the poker table.

It was a bittersweet hand dealt Miller, who still says "we" sometimes when talking about the Broncos.

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