NFL Notes: Von Miller, Broncos, Bills, Chargers, & Eagles

Von Miller

  • Troy Renck of the Denver Post writes that it will still be some time before the Broncos and franchise OLB Von Miller have an agreement in place on a long-term deal that will make him the highest paid defensive players in the league at around $20 million per year.
  • Denver would reportedly prefer to pay him closer to $18 million annually. However, Renck mentions that the holdup is likely due to how much money will be paid out in the first two years of the contract.
  • In the end, Miller is likely to secure as much as $60 million guaranteed in his next deal.

Bills

  • Tyler Dunne of the Buffalo News believes veteran WR Greg Salas may actually have a leg up in regards to being the Bills’ No. 3 receiver.
  • While Manny Lawson is expected to see more work at the start of the news following the news that first-round OLB Shaq Lawson needs shoulder surgery, Dunne writes that it would be a mistake to right off Corbin Bryant.

Chargers

Chargers GM Tom Telesco mentioned that he was “very happy” after the trade between the Eagles and Brownsย for the No. 2 overall pick went down because it meant that they were going to get their top playerย — Joey Bosa.

โ€œOh, I was very happy when that trade went down because thatโ€™s one less team that could take Bosa,โ€ Telescoย said,ย via Chargers.com. “…We still didnโ€™t know what the Browns would do at two. With a new front office and a new head coach, we had no idea what their thoughts were.ย  Would they go offense? Defense?ย  Quarterback or no quarterback? I donโ€™t put too much into listening on the outside to what people are saying about them, because I heard a lot of stuff about us that was way off.ย  I had no idea about Cleveland and what they were going to do, so we kept preparing for different scenarios.

โ€œJohn got the text and told us about the trade, and we all high-fived in the room after that one because we knew if we stayed here and picked, we got him.โ€

Chargersย President of Football Operations John Spanos said he has no idea where the rumors of them targeting OT Ronnie Stanley at No. 3 overall started, but he found them amusing nonetheless.

โ€œSometimes when you hear rumors you can piece together where it came from,โ€ Spanos said. โ€œIn the specific case of the Ronnie Stanley rumor, I have no clue where that came from. So I was really amused, and I didnโ€™t feel a need to set the record straight. I just sat back and enjoyed the false speculation.โ€

Eagles

According to new Eagles HC Doug Pederson, veteranย Allen Barbre is currently theirย starting left guard, despite addingย Stefen Wisniewski in free agency and using a third-round pick on Isaac Seumalo.

โ€œRight now, it is Allen Barbre‘s job,โ€ Pederson said, via Philly.com. โ€œI think again that’s something we did through the draft and a little bit of free agency is to kind of shore up that spot. I really like where we’re at. I like the depth at that position right now. But yeah, Allen Barbre is my guy and he’s our starter.โ€

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