For the first time since his arrest on suspicion of domestic abuse, Von Miller spoke with the media and described the accusations against him as “100% false.” The pass rusher for the Bills claimed the incident was exaggerated.
On November 30, Miller, 34, turned himself in to the police and was accused with a third-degree felony. The NFL decided not add the Bills pass-rusher, Miller, to the commissioner’s exempt list following his accusations of abusing a pregnant woman. Since the purported event involving his girlfriend, he has continued to be active.
“Obviously there are things that I can’t talk about, but everything that was out is completely wrong and blown out of proportion on me and my girlfriend,” Miller said, via The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia. “We have problems just like any other couple does, but it’s never been any of the things that was alleged against me. So hopefully over time, you know, all of this stuff will get cleared up. … The people who know me and the people who’ve been around me know my character. They know who I am.”
Miller got into a fight with his girlfriend last month, according to a police report. As the argument grew more heated, Miller is said to have demanded his girlfriend to leave their apartment, breaking her laptop in the process before pushing her. Later, he is said to have taken off a portion of her hair while placing his hands on her neck, exerting pressure without obstructing her breathing. Miller’s fiancée informed the authorities that she is six weeks along. The woman was not admitted to the hospital after receiving treatment on the spot for minor cuts on her left hand and bruises on her neck.
Miller’s girlfriend said the event was “blown way out of context” when she stated she was not assaulted, shortly after the veteran defender’s arrest. Miller’s two children’s mother described the events surrounding the pair as “outrageous,” but the 13-year veteran is still charged. Miller responded, “All of it is incorrect,” through Buscaglia, when asked what aspect of the charge was incorrect.
“It is 100% false,” Miller said of the assault allegation. “It’s overblown. You know, I’ve got the right people on the job and you just you just keep pushing. I know who I am. I know my character. I know the type of person that I am. I know me and my my girlfriend’s relationship. So you just got to keep pushing, man. Life just lifes. You got to smile and have fun through it all. Especially when, you know, all the stuff is untrue.”
Miller might still be suspended by the NFL even if the charge is withdrawn. A suspension might have an impact on his Bills future. In the event of a suspension under the personal conduct code, Miller’s $10.7 million in 2024 guarantees would no longer be relevant. If the Bills cut Miller after a suspension in the following season, about $22 million in prorated bonus money from the six-year, $120 million contract the former star player of the Broncos and Rams inked in 2022 would go onto the team’s 2024 cap sheet. Determining after June 1st would distribute the sum across a period of two years. The Bills would be charged $32 million in dead money if they released Miller in 2024 if he is not suspended.
Miller has had difficulties ever since he recovered from his second ACL injury of his career. As a backup, he has only recorded three tackles this season and has not received a sack in 11 games. This is a sharp drop from Miller’s 2022 form, when he recorded eight sacks prior to suffering a knee injury on Thanksgiving Day of the previous year.
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