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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In the hours after a Broncos win, the two friends sat and talked in the parking lot of Broncos Stadium at Mile High.
One, a Philadelphia-area native. A biology/pre-med student at Temple. A kicker since his days at North Penn High School.
The other, the pride of DeSoto, Texas. A life sciences and agriculture student at Texas A&M. A terror on the defensive side of the ball.
Kicker Brandon McManus and outside linebacker Von Miller may not seem to have much in common, outside of being key pieces on the team that delivered a Super Bowl 50 title to Denver.
McManus went 10-for-10 on field goals in that postseason. Miller? Well, you already know.
During their three-game run, Miller recorded 6.5 sacks, including a pair of strip sacks in Super Bowl 50.
There’s more, though, that connects the close friends.
There’s fashion and there’s humor. There’s a shared trust.
“I trust B-Mac with a lot of different opinions,” Miller said Monday. “It’s not just gambling or casino night or golf swings or advice like that, I really trust him with my life and the direction I’m going with my life. We built a solid relationship over time.”
And now they can add “family” to the bonds that connect them.
On that fall afternoon in the parking lot of the Broncos’ stadium, McManus and his wife, Nadia, offered Miller a role that will connect him forever to their family.
Nadia was scheduled to give birth to twins a few weeks from that moment, and the couple wanted Miller to be the godfather of their second-born child.
To Miller, serving as the godfather of the second child just made sense.
“‘I was the second pick in the draft. I know how it feels to be No. 2. I should be the godfather of the No. 2 child,’” Miller remembers saying. ‘He was like, ‘You know what? You’re right.’
And so, the Super Bowl 50 MVP, three-time All-Pro and defensive rookie of the year added another title to his resume: Luca’s godfather.