There is a scene at the end of the movie Roque One: A Star Wars Story where the one and only Darth Vader shows up to personally retrieve the plans for the Death Star and slaughters a bunch of helpless rebel soldiers. Every time I watch that movie and it comes to that scene I say to myself "The monster has arrived." Today the Los Angeles Rams acquired a monster of their own in eight time Pro Bowl linebacker Von Miller. Like Darth Vader in Roque One Miller has one mission, destroy every quarterback that stands between him and the the object he desires, in this case the Lombardi Trophy. Unlike Vader however Miller will be lining up next to another monster in Aaron Donald and across the field stands yet another monster in Leonard Floyd. Oh and to add to the terror, right behind this trio of monsters stands cornerback Jalen Ramsey, yet another monster, who is lurking around waiting to pick off hurried passes thrown by quarterbacks trying to save themselves from a trip to the hospital.
This says it best:
From the Rams website:
Los Angeles on Monday agreed to terms on a trade that will send a 2022 second-round pick and a 2022 third-round pick to the Denver Broncos in exchange for outside linebacker Von Miller.
A three-time First Team All-Pro and eight-time Pro Bowl selection, Miller amassed 110.5 sacks, 509 total tackles and 225 QB hits in 142 career games with the Broncos. He was named Super Bowl 50 MVP in 2015 after helping Denver defeat the Carolina Panthers 24-10, becoming the fourth linebacker to earn the award.
Miller originally entered the league as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M. He joins a Rams outside linebacker room that includes Leonard Floyd, Ogbo Okoronkwo, Terrell Lewis, Jamir Jones, Chris Garrett and Justin Lawler (practice squad), with Justin Hollins (pec) still on Injured Reserve. Floyd, Okoronkwo, Lewis, and Hollins have accounted for 13 of the 25 sacks generated by the Rams defense this season.
Miller also joins forces with Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald; combined, the two of them have tallied 201 career sacks (Donald has 90.5).
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