Broncos LB Miller tests positive for COVID-19
Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller tested positive for COVID-19, he told 9News in Denver on Thursday.
Miller developed a cough and got tested two days ago.
"I've just been here in the crib and I started to get a little cough," he said on 9News. "You know I have asthma and I started getting a little cough a couple days ago. My girlfriend she told me when I was asleep she said my cough it didn't sound normal."
After several days of using his nebulizer (breathing device) to address the cough, "It wasn't working how I thought it would. My assistant said let's go get tested. So I got tested, that was two days ago. I started to feel like normal yesterday and then this morning Dr. (Steve) Geraghty called me and told me."
Miller added, "It's crazy. I have to be quarantined here at the house. There's not really any medicine or anything like that. Dr. Geraghty 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 tell ya what, I'm in good spirits. I'm still Von. I'm not feeling sick or hurting or anything like that."
Agent Joby Branion earlier told USA Today that Miller feels compelled to speak on the topic.
"Given the circumstances in the country right now, he feels it's worth letting people know that this is a real concern and not something they can take lightly," Branion said.
Miller told reporters on a conference call last week he had been training in San Francisco when the coronavirus pandemic began to cause widespread stay-at-home orders, so he returned to Colorado. He was asked about how the situation has affected him and his offseason training.
"Everybody's going through the same thing," Miller said last week. "It's a tough time. It's a crazy time that my mom and my grandmother didn't experience, and we're experiencing it. Just trying to stay the best, stay positive. Everything I need to do, I can do here at the house with my guys."
Miller has battled asthma since childhood, and he has used an inhaler during practices and games while with the Broncos.
He is the second known NFL player to test positive for COVID-19. Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen told Fox Sports' Jay Glazer on Wednesday that he was recovering from the virus.
ESPN reported Wednesday that one member of the Los Angeles Chargers tested positive and two others had shown symptoms.
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton also revealed he tested positive and has since recovered.
Miller, 31, had eight sacks and 20 quarterback hits in 15 games last season, missing a game for the first time since 2013. The three-time All-Pro has 106 sacks and 216 QB hits in 135 games across nine seasons with the Broncos.
--Field Level Media
