Raiders’ AFC West rival trades star linebacker to Rams

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — One of the Raiders’ biggest rivals conscionable gave up a large portion of their team.

A idiosyncratic with cognition of the woody tells The Associated Press that the Denver Broncos are trading prima linebacker Von Miller, the franchise’s vocation sacks person and Super Bowl 50 MVP, to the Los Angeles Rams for 2 2022 draught picks.

Speaking connected information of anonymity due to the fact that the teams hadn’t announced the trade, the idiosyncratic confirmed the woody archetypal reported by ESPN.

The Rams are sending the Broncos a second- and third-round prime successful the 2022 draught for the eight-time Pro Bowler, who led Denver to a 24-10 triumph successful Super Bowl 50 pursuing the 2015 season, Peyton Manning’s last.

Miller missed Sunday’s 17-10 triumph implicit Washington with a sprained ankle.

He was the AFC’s Defensive Player of the Month for September erstwhile helium had 4 sacks. He lone had a fractional sack successful October, but was inactive seen arsenic a large gem for contending teams.

In LA, helium joins chap stars Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey, the benignant of endowment helium hasn’t had astir him since the Broncos were regular Super Bowl threats during Manning’s 4 seasons successful Denver from 2012-15.