Texas A&M legend Von Miller gives Bills team’s lone defect

He buffalo bill He signed future Hall of Fame edge rusher Von Miller and drafted Baylor linebacker Terrel Bernard during the same offseason.

As a result, Miller has had a front-row seat to his fellow Texas teammate’s development into Buffalo’s defensive leader. In addition to being one of only two team captains (Quarterback Josh Allen is the other), Bernard is the green point-caller in the middle of the defense.

“I’ve been very impressed with Terrel Bernard, third year in the league, middle linebacker. He is commanding the entire defense. He’s the only captain on that side of the ball,” Miller said as the Bills prepare to visit the Kansas City Chiefs for him AFC Championship Game on January 26. “You have all different types of personalities. He’s coming in. He’s bringing everyone together. He’s the communicator on defense.”

Selected No. 89 overall in 2022, Bernard earned a starting role in his sophomore season and subsequently produced back-to-back 100-tackle campaigns. He counted a game-changing takeaway In the January 19 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, continuing to establish himself as a Difference Maker.

Miller, however, managed to point out a dent In Bernard’s armor.

“I still don’t understand why he went to Baylor. That’s really the only thing you can say bad about the guy,” said Miller, who was a two-time All-American for Texas A&M.

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After earning All Greater Houston honors in 2016, Bernard went to Baylor, where he played 44 games in four seasons after a redshirt year.

“Other than that, he’s the kind of guy you want on your football team. He’s the kind of guy you want to call on defense. He’s the kind of guy you just want on your side, whether it’s on the field football or Off the football field,” Miller said.

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