Historic contract in hand, Von Miller is ‘ready to go play football’

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — For the first time since the Denver Broncos and Von Miller agreed to a six-year, $114.5 million contract, Miller and John Elway sat down face-to-face Wednesday morning to formally welcome in the new season.

And the league’s highest-paid non-quarterback, with $70 million in potential guaranteed money in his new deal, and the Broncos’ executive vice president of football operations re-affirmed their football devotion to each other and formally moved on from what had been occasionally testy negotiations.

“It was back to normal, I’m ready to go, I’m ready to go play football,” Miller said. “I talked to John (Wednesday) morning … I’m aware of the expectations, but we have high expectations. I’m ready to get back to work.”

“I had a good meeting with Von (Wednesday) morning,” said Elway. “… all of a sudden standards and expectations are going to go way up, it’s going to be there and he’s aware of them. … Really believe he’s just touched the surface and he can get better. … I wanted to make sure we were on the same page. … He’s thrilled to be back and we’re glad he’s back.”

Miller skipped the team’s offseason program during negotiations on …

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