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Von Miller Expected To Attend Broncos' Ring Ceremony

According to ESPN.com team sources, Miller plans to attend the event when the Broncos players, coaches, personnel staff and other football support staff receive their rings for the Super Bowl 50 victory.

Former quarterback Brock Osweiler, now with the Houston Texans, has told the Broncos he will not attend the ceremony because of hard feelings over the recent negotiations for Miller, according to ESPN.

Von Miller With The Trophy
Super Bowl MVP Von Miller #58 of the Denver Broncos celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. The Broncos defeated the Panthers 24-10. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The ceremony in Denver at Sports Authority Field at Mile High is not open to the public and the Broncos have closed the event to the media.

The Broncos designated Miller with the franchise tag earlier this year. The two sides are not negotiating at this time after the team offered a six-year, $114.5 million deal to the Super Bowl MVP that includes $39.8 million guaranteed over the first two years.

Miller reportedly wants more than $70 million in the first three years of his contract. The two sides have until July 15 to hammer out a multiyear deal.

Without an agreement, Miller would be left to play the 2016 season under a $14.129 million franchise tag. As an exclusive rights free agent, he is not eligible to receive offers or negotiate with other teams.

After the Broncos visited the White House last Monday to celebrate their Super Bowl 50 victory with President Barack Obama, Miller stood for a picture with coach Gary Kubiak, linebacker DeMarcus Ware, retired quarterback Peyton Manning and John Elway, the team's executive vice president/general manager.

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DeMarcus Ware's photo (credit: Instagram)
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Von Miller's cropped photo (credit: Instagram)

The group photo originally appeared on Ware's Instagram page and Miller later shared the image on social media with a noticeable difference: Elway was cropped out of the photo -- likely sending a message to the team.

Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Miller was intentional in his decision to crop out Elway's image. Elway was on the far right in the original photo taken at the White House.

Miller said during a White House visit that there was "real progress" in the negotiations. He has not participated in the Broncos' offseason program.

"I just felt complete, felt back at home, felt normal for the first time in the last couple of months," Miller told ESPN during the Broncos' visit to the White House. "This is where I'm myself, when I'm with my teammates, with my boys. It's a special day for me and I look forward to having more special days."

The 27-year-old Miller finished the 2015 regular season with 11 sacks and helped led the Broncos to the Super Bowl 50 championship by wreaking havoc on defense. He added five sacks and two forced fumbles in the postseason.

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