Von Miller, the standout linebacker for the Denver Broncos, told NBC’s “Today” show on Friday that he was “shocked” to discover that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Miller said he began his offseason training regimen, as usual, in San Francisco before that city issued its stay-at-home order. He then went back to Denver about four weeks ago and said Friday that he had been out of the house only about four times to get food over that span.
“It’s crazy,” Miller told Denver’s KUSA-TV on Thursday. “I have to be quarantined here at the house. There’s not really any medicine or anything like that. [John Steven Geraghty, the Broncos’ team physician] told me if my breathing changed. … Honestly, I’m still new to this. This is like an hour. I’m not sure what’s going on but … I’m in good spirits. I’m still Von. I’m not feeling sick or hurting or anything like that.”
Miller, 31, is a former Super Bowl MVP and an eight-time Pro Bowl selection. He was named to the NFL’s all-decade team of the 2010s. He is the second NFL player known to have tested positive for the virus. The Los Angeles Rams confirmed Wednesday night that center Brian Allen tested positive.
Miller urged the league to move cautiously as it decides whether to start the season on time in September.
“We shouldn’t move too fast. Just do whatever is safe,” he said. “Whatever is safe, that would always be our first precaution, to do whatever is safe. Whatever we have to do to get things back to normal, that’s what we should do.”
