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Von Miller Messing With An Alligator Seems Insanely Stupid

Von Miller (Credit: Getty Images/Patrick Smith)

David Hookstead Sports And Entertainment Editor
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Denver Broncos superstar linebacker Von Miller recently messed with an alligator, and I’m not sure that’s a great idea.

TMZ reported the following on the video of the incident they released:

Miller is in Orlando, Florida for the Pro Bowl and decided to use some of his free time to visit Gatorland –the self-proclaimed, “Alligator Capital of the World.”

The 28-year-old got the VIP gator treatment — with park officials allowing him to “wrestle” a gator … which means he got to climb on top of the animal while its jaws were taped shut.

I would be freaking out right now if I was Miller’s agent or anybody in the Broncos organization. Do you really want your star player messing around with a potentially lethal animal? I think the answer to that is a resounding no.

“I don’t wanna retire for them to miss me”

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What is Vonn thinking here? I guess he got a cool video out of it, but was that truly worth the risk? That animal could turn, snap and take Miller’s arm off in a second. That video certainly wouldn’t have been worth it then.

Call me crazy, but I would dial him up on the phone immediately if I was a Broncos executive to have a very long talk about making smart decisions.

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