Did Von Miller really sign with the Raiders?
As far as April Fools jokes go, at least this one is believable. But man, we gotta stop with this.
April 1 is an exhausting day to cover the NFL. It's barely past noon on the east coast. We've now had multiple football stars drop fake signing or trade news in an effort to fill the void between the first frenzied week of free agency and the draft at the end of the month.
First it was Dion Dawkins, pretend exiling him to the Miami Dolphins' rebuild in a tweet everyone saw through. Von Miller's April Fool's post, however, is a bit more believable. The former defensive player of the year is a free agent but coming off a season in which he had nine sacks despite a subpar 11.
9 percent pressure rate . As a faded star at a position of need, it's logical he could become a Las Vegas Raider. So, Wednesday afternoon, that's what he told the world.
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