Von Miller, the second NFL gamer to reveal that he is contaminated with the coronavirus, said he was stunned when he tested favorable.
The superstar Denver Broncos linebacker appeared Friday on the “TODAY” program from his home in Colorado using a gray hoodie and eyeglasses.
” It all started with just an easy cough and it got worse,” Miller, 31, stated.
Miller, who won the Most Prized possession Player Award in Super Bowl 50, said he has asthma and his girlfriend had told him he wasn’t sounding normal.
He stated he attempted a nebulizer, “but it really didn’t work like it should.”
” And my assistant stated, ‘Why don’t you just get evaluated?'” Miller said.
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He discovered 2 days later on of his medical diagnosis, which was first reported Thursday by NFL Network. A day earlier, Brian Allen, a center for the Los Angeles Rams, became the very first active NFL player to reveal that he evaluated positive for the coronavirus.
Miller said Friday that when his medical professional informed him of his positive result, “I was surprised.”
He stated he has actually been taking the pandemic seriously “since day one.”
He was training in San Francisco when the city in mid-March provided a stay-at-home order. After that, he went to Denver where he lives and remained there, Miller stated.
In the 4 weeks he has actually been in Denver, Miller stated he has left his house just four times and has had some individuals concern the house, such as a plumbing professional and maids.
Inquired about the possibility of playing to an empty stadium when the NFL season starts in the fall, which the league has been considering, Miller stated: “Whatever’s safe … Whatever we need to do to get things back to typical, that’s what we have to do.”
” We should not move too quick,” Miller stated.
Miller was the 2nd general pick in the 2011 draft. He has been chosen to the Pro Bowl 8 out of his 9 years in the league.
In a statement Thursday, the Broncos stated Miller is the very first person in their organization to have evaluated favorable for the virus.
Miller “elected to share his diagnosis openly to highlight that anyone can be affected with coronavirus,” the statement stated.
Janelle Griffith is a breaking news press reporter for NBC News.
