LOOK: Von Miller honors legendary Chiefs LB Derrick Thomas
Buffalo 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. So every time I am on the field and I'm warming up, 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 give him my energy because I want to continue to try to 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 the Hall of Famer's 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, 12 seasons in, continues to model his game after an all-timer like Thomas.