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Von Miller Becomes Broncos All-Time Sacks Leader

DENVER (CBS4) - Congratulations to Von Miller, who just leaped past Simon Fletcher and now has more sacks than any Denver Broncos player in franchise history. Miller sacked Browns quaterback Baker Mayfield at the end of the third quarter at Broncos Stadium at Mile High.

Von Miller Kansas City Chiefs against the Denver Broncos
Von Miller (credit: Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

Watch the record-breaking sack below:

Miller now has 98 sacks in his career, which spans across eight seasons. Fletcher, a Ring of Famer amassed 97.5 in his career. Miller now has 98.

"I can think of no one more deserving of this honor," Fletcher said in a statement. Fletcher played his whole 11-year career with the Broncos, from 1985 to 1995.

After the game, Fletcher was in the Broncos locker room to personally congratulate Miller on passing him on the all-time Broncos sacks list.

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