Bills LB Von Miller expected to play Sunday

Von Miller faces a third-degree felony cost of assaulting a pregnant particular person following an incident in Dallas final week. With Buffalo coming off their bye week, Payments normal supervisor Brandon Beane instructed reporters that the linebacker is again with the workforce and is predicted to play on Sunday.

“Proper now, we don’t anticipate something based mostly on our conversations,” Beane stated of a possible punishment (via The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia). “Anytime it’s an ongoing investigation if one thing was uncovered, the commissioner does have that at any level if he feels there was one thing that, ‘Hey, this doesn’t look good,’ or one thing like that. If at any level that, they might. However, with our information of what we’ve got as we speak, we don’t anticipate that.”

An arrest warrant was issued for Miller final week after his pregnant girlfriend accused him of shoving and choking her. Miller turned himself in to police and was subsequently launched on $5K bond and his girlfriend later described the fees as a “enormous misunderstanding.” Beane instructed reporters that the group is letting the authorized scenario play out and can comply with the league’s lead regarding punishment. Even when the fees are dropped, Miller might nonetheless face punishment below the NFL’s private conduct coverage.

Additional, Miller is predicted to keep away from placement on the Commissioner Exempt checklist, which might have sidelined him indefinitely. As Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports activities identified – and Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio handed alongside) – the NFL wouldn’t put Miller on paid depart until he was formally charged with a criminal offense.

After sitting out Wednesday’s observe for the standard veteran off day, Miller was again on the observe subject Thursday. Per ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg, the participant declined remark when he was approached by reporters at his locker.