Von Miller takes aim at Super Bowl run: Rams 'brought me here for the playoffs'
As kickoff neared before Super Bowl 50, Von Miller quietly prepared while a boisterous teammate stalked the Denver Broncos locker room.
"Who ready?" cornerback Aqib Talib repeatedly asked. "Who scared?"
Talib went from locker to locker. He stared into the eyes of every player, posing his questions like a mantra as the Broncos readied to play the Carolina Panthers.
When Talib approached the 6-foot-3, 250-pound Miller, the outside linebacker calmly turned and locked eyes with Talib.
"What do you see?" Miller asked.
Six years later, Talib vividly remembers.
"I could watch the game in his eyes," Talib said. "The look that was in his eyes was empty — it was blank, man.
"He was turnt up. I said, 'You going to win the MVP, bro.'"
Talib was prescient. , Miller produced one of the most dominating performances in Super Bowl history and
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