Buy Chiefs Tickets#Bills Von Miller honoring #Chiefs legendary pass pusher Derrick Thomas pregame here at Arrowhead. pic.twitter.com/J2SzaXtS91
— Jon Scott (@JonScottTV) October 16, 2022
Bills LB Von Miller has been wearing unique shirts each week during pregame warmups this season, most featuring prominent figures and moments in Buffalo franchise history. This time, Miller is doing something different. He is using his T-Shirt to honor his favorite player of all-time — Kansas City Chiefs LB Derrick Thomas.
Miller spoke a bit this week ahead of the matchup about why he loves traveling to play at Arrowhead Stadium and how he pays his respects to Thomas every time he’s on that field.
“I’m looking forward to going back to Arrowhead Stadium,” Miller said. “Derrick Thomas is my favorite player to ever play the game. I molded my game after him. He was the reason why I wore No. 58 in Denver. Every time I am on the field, I look for that 58 that’s on the Ring of Honor and just give him a moment and give him a moment of silence and my energy because I want to continue to try and play the game the way he played it. Arrowhead Stadium has always been a special place for me.”
Thomas is the Chiefs’ franchise sack leader, with 126.5 career sacks before his sudden death back in 2000. Miller has been studying Thomas’ game since he was playing college football back at Texas A&M and that’s only increased over the years in the NFL. He’s a student of the game, who continues to model his game after an all-timer like Thomas. It’s cool to see that even in his 12th NFL season, Miller is paying respect to one of the players he’ll join in the hallowed halls of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
All of that said, let’s hope Miller looks nothing like Thomas on Sunday afternoon when the game between Buffalo and Kansas City kicks off.
