Von Miller faces a third-degree felony charge of assaulting a pregnant person following an incident in Dallas last week. With Buffalo coming off their bye week, Bills general manager Brandon Beane told reporters that the linebacker is back with the team and is expected to play on Sunday.
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“Right now, we don’t expect anything based on our conversations,” Beane said of a potential punishment (via The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia). “Anytime it’s an ongoing investigation if something was uncovered, the commissioner does have that at any point if he feels there was something that, ‘Hey, this doesn’t look good,’ or something like that. If at any point that, they could. But, with our knowledge of what we have today, we don’t expect that.”
An arrest warrant was issued for Miller last week after his pregnant girlfriend accused him of shoving and choking her. Miller turned himself in to police and was subsequently released on $5K bond, and his girlfriend later described the charges as a “huge misunderstanding.” Beane told reporters that the organization is letting the legal situation play out and will follow the league’s lead concerning punishment. Even if the charges are dropped, Miller could still face punishment under the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Further, Miller is expected to avoid placement on the Commissioner Exempt list, which would have sidelined him indefinitely. As Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports pointed out (and Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio passed along), the NFL wouldn’t put Miller on paid leave unless he was formally charged with a crime.
After sitting out Wednesday’s practice for a standard veteran off day, Miller was back on the practice field today. Per ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg, the player declined comment when he was approached by reporters at his locker.
The NFL continues as the criminal support league
I hope that they can heal from the situation. As far as Von the football player, we’re getting close to the last news thread about him. I think he’s reaching the end of the road.
The silence from other players in these situations really makes you wonder how many of these guys have their own skeletons in the closet. What kind of person wants to play with a woman beater or sexual predator? Something isn’t quite right about that.
“Why won’t players comment on a situation where still going on and doesnt look like anything is there based off the nfl/bills decisions regarding miller. I demand they be outraged!”
Yeah. That’s definitely is a weird one as to why players won’t comment on a situation where the gf recanted and no actual charges have been filed. Totally means they’re hiding stuff too. That’s obviously the most logical and sane conclusion.
Really bad look for both the Bills and the NFL. Obviously their stance on domestic violence is a farce.
Von Miller as a person doesn’t seem like a good guy. Anyone who allegedly assaults a pregnant woman can’t be much of a person.
Von Miller as a player is a ghost of himself. The Bills probably would love to escape that contract.
He was a HOF candidate but we will see how this plays out.
Between this and the Bills head coach praising 9/11 terrorists it makes me think the organization is a complete dumpster fire.
Or the whole thing was blown out of proportion and people like always jumped the gun too early.
Like the Gms comment said if anything turns up during the investigation anything at all commissioner has full authority to suspend/admin leave a player. The fact the gm is letting him play and publicly saying they don’t expect anything to turn up definitely leans towards blown out of proportion.
Lol
And Chief’s Justyn Ross is on the Commissioner Exempt list for scatching his girl friends car. What a joke.
Cause Ross was actually charged with crimes
Ross was charged last month with domestic battery with no priors and criminal damage to property.
“As Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports pointed out (and Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio passed along), the NFL wouldn’t put Miller on paid leave unless he was formally charged with a crime.”
Do people not understand faces charges and charged aren’t the same thing?
If your a HC taking heat for a disappointing season, you’re probably not fussy about who you can use as a “fall guy”.