INDIANAPOLIS -- When news spread at 9 a.m. ET Tuesday that Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier was taking a year off from coaching, the decision was met with surprise around the NFL world.
That extended to pass-rusher Von Miller, who found out by a phone call from coach Sean McDermott that Frazier, 63, would not coach next year but planned to return in 2024.
"I didn't see it coming," Miller said Friday from the NFL scouting combine. "He had a great year with us last year, and he had several great years the whole time he's been there.