It's been an interesting offseason for linebacker , the 50 MVP who is looking for a lucrative long-term deal that will make him one of the 's highest-paid defensive players. From the to to appearances, Miller, at
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Glenn Robinson Jersey and still want to re-sign him, league sources said. Elway told Miller that Denver would reach out to his agents this week in an effort to jump start talks and procure a long-term deal, a source said." Meanwhile, former agent Joel Corry, writing for CBSSports.com,
Ben Gamel Jersey .The Broncos need to recognize Miller's contract should be structured similar to 's recent six-year, $102.6 million extension with the containing a non-quarterback record $63.299 million in guarantees. In Cox's deal, $36.299 million is fully guaranteed. $55.549 million of Cox's deal will be fully guaranteed early next March. Having Miller's 2018 guarantee in his third contract year vest on a comparable time frame will give him $58 million fully guaranteed by next February or early
Brent Suter Jersey March. This aspect of the deal will be more important to Miller than topping Cox's $63.299 million of overall guarantees.As Corry noted in early June, the expectation was that the two sides would return to the negotiating table as the July 15 deadline loomed."Most franchise player long term deals are signed in the eleventh hour anyway," . "That was the
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