Former Super Bowl champion and Buffalo Bills outside linebacker Von Miller has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, the NFL announced Tuesday.
Miller will be suspended for four games without pay, but the OLB will be eligible to return after the Bills-Seattle Seahawks game on Oct. 28, the statement added. Miller was arrested in Dallas, Texas in November 2023 on a charge of third-degree felony assault of a pregnant woman, which carries a penalty of two to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. According to Associated Press (AP).
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According to the paper, the woman involved and Mr. Miller have been together for seven years and have two children together.
No charges were filed against the NFL star and he was released on bond. According to Sports Illustrated. Police later reportedly found the girlfriend had “minor abrasions” and “injuries consistent with pressure applied to her neck.”
“Charges were never filed and the case is closed. I'm able to move forward and focus solely on football,” Miller told reporters in July, per the Associated Press.
INGLEWOOD, CA – DECEMBER 23: Buffalo Bills number 40 Von Miller before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers on December 23, 2023 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. is watching from the sideline. (Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images)
The Associated Press noted that the incident occurred during the Bills' bye week. After Miller returned to Buffalo, New York, he met with Bills owner Terry Pegula, coach Sean McDermott, general manager Brandon Beane, and others, and was interviewed by the Dallas District Attorney's Office over the phone. While doing so, he reportedly explained his own situation.
According to the Associated Press, the NFL and Bills allowed Miller to continue playing because no charges were filed. (Related: Is Chargers' Darwin James Jr.'s one-game suspension without pay justified for 'repeated violations'?)
Miller has long maintained that the accusations are “unfairly exaggerated,” according to the newspaper. He pointed out that something had happened between him and his girlfriend, saying, “We have our problems, just like any other couple, but I've never experienced anything like harassment towards me.'' There was none,” he said.
While Miller was suspended, the Bills set In addition to the Seahawks, they will also face the Houston Texans, New York Jets, and Tennessee Titans.
