Bills' Miller gives knee update, eyes return vs. Jets

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Bills walk rusher Von Miller said Tuesday nighttime connected his podcast that helium did endure immoderate lateral meniscus harm to his knee, but that helium hopes to beryllium backmost earlier Buffalo's crippled against the New York Jets connected Dec. 11

Speaking connected the wounded for the archetypal clip since it happened during Buffalo's Thanksgiving Day game, Miller said connected "The VonCast" that helium did not teardrop his ACL and that the wounded could person been amended and could person been worse.

"I bash person immoderate lateral meniscus harm and it's going to person to beryllium addressed," Miller said connected the podcast. "But I bash consciousness similar I can, you know, play done that, truthful I'm conscionable gonna hold a small bit, and fto the swelling spell down for astir 7-10 days and, hopefully, close earlier the Jets crippled I volition beryllium back."

The Bills big the Jets successful Week 14.

Miller besides shared connected his podcast that free-agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., Miller's adjacent person and teammate past twelvemonth with the Los Angeles Rams, is coming to sojourn the Bills connected Friday.

"Hey man, it ain't implicit till it's over," Miller said. "He's going to spot the Giants, america and the Cowboys. And I think, erstwhile helium comes here, I don't deliberation he's gonna leave."

Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones said Beckham is scheduled to sojourn with the squad connected Monday. Beckham is returning from a torn ACL suffered successful the Rams' Super Bowl win.

The Bills could usage immoderate assistance astatine wide receiver, with Jamison Crowder, Jake Kumerow and Marquez Stevenson each connected injured reserve. Some endowment astatine the presumption would bolster an discourtesy that has been inconsistent since the Week 7 bye.

Buffalo plays astatine the New England Patriots connected Thursday night, aft which the Bills proceed a cardinal AFC East agelong astatine location against the Jets and Miami Dolphins. Buffalo is 0-2 successful part play this season.

"If I'm retired there, you cognize that I'm acceptable to spell and I consciousness wholly confident," said Miller, who was already ruled retired for Thursday night's crippled and has not participated successful signifier this week.

Miller's wounded -- to the aforesaid close genu successful which helium suffered a torn ACL successful 2013 -- occurred with little than 3 minutes remaining successful the archetypal fractional against the Detroit Lions erstwhile helium appeared to get rolled up on. He rapidly went to a genu and spent a mates of minutes talking to trainers connected the field. He spent respective minutes successful the aesculapian structure connected the sideline earlier being carted to the locker room.

Miller ranks 3rd successful the NFL successful backmost pressures (38) down Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (46) and Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon (36). No different Bills subordinate has much than 12 pressures, with Miller's 216 unit spread the largest successful the NFL this season. Miller leads the Bills successful sacks (eight), walk unreserved triumph complaint (23.7%) and unit percent (14.6%).

The bully quality for the Bills is that antiaircraft ends Greg Rousseau (ankle) and AJ Epenesa (ankle) person been afloat participants successful signifier this week aft missing clip owed to injuries. Their instrumentality would beryllium immense for the antiaircraft enactment adjacent if Miller was available.

In the meantime, Miller said helium continues to look connected the affirmative broadside of things.

"I don't privation cipher feeling atrocious for me," Miller said. "I signed a six-year deal, don't consciousness atrocious for me. ... I conscionable got to combat done it, man, and I'll beryllium back. Rehab is going good. I'm feeling good."