Von Miller expects to sign a long-term d

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Von Miller expects to sign a long-term d

Most people expect outside linebacker to get franchise-tagged this offseason. He tops pretty much everyone's "most likely" tag recipients list. He was on at CBSSports.com in November and earlier this week. He's also featured on the lists at , , and .Miller himself, though, that he Charley Taylor Jersey expects to hammer out a long-term deal with the Broncos, rather than play next season on the tag."It feels like I've been here before -- we talked about winning the Super Bowl so much in the locker room," Miller said. "At the table where we sit all the time, Emmanuel Sanders , me, Aqib Talib,T.J. Ward , we talked about it so much. It feels like I've been here before. , all the guys, we've talked Darrick Forrest Jersey about this, dreamed it, in the locker room, it's surreal to be able to experience it."We've got plans of doing this again. We don't want it to be a one-year thing." So, if Miller expects to sign a long-term deal, it's worth asking what that might look like. We don't have to look very far to get a good idea. Last season, Chiefs outside linebacker was considered one of the most likely franchise tag candidates.Like Miller, Houston entered the franchise tag deadline at 26 years old. Like Miller, Houston entered the tag deadline as one of the NFL's best pa s- Taylor Heinicke Jersey rushers. Houston had 48.5 sacks in his first four seasons, an average of just over 12 per year. Miller has 60 sacks in his first five seasons, an average of exactly 12 per year. Sacks aren't the end-all, be-all, of course, but they still provide a nice, convenient way to compare two similar players, and it's a safe bet to a sume those numbers are to sed around in contract discu sions as well.As such, it's also safe to a sume Houston's six-year, $101 million contract with $52.5 million guaranteed will be considered a baseline in Miller's negotiations. And that Cole Holcomb Jersey makes a good deal of sense. If Miller were franchise-tagged in each of the next three seasons, he'd earn approximately $55 million in guaranteed cash (this year's tag value of $14 million, followed by $16. Wes Martin Jersey 8 million the following year and $24.2 million the year after, using the 120 percent and 144 percent valuations for multi-year franchise tags). That's right around the same guarantee Houston got, and you can bet Miller's representatives will have that number in mind when they enter the negotiating room. Negtotiations aren't that simple, though, and it would also be safe to a sume both the Broncos and Miller's reps will drive a hard bargain.
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