NEW YORK (AP)—Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller has been invited to the NFL
draft even though he’s a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the league.
A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Miller
is among 20 college players invited to the April 28-30 draft. The person spoke
on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the NFL has not yet announced who it
is inviting.
Miller won the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker and is expected
to be a high pick in the first round. He has not yet responded to the
invitation, the person said.
On March 11, Miller joined Tom Brady(notes), Peyton Manning(notes), Drew Brees(notes) and six
other NFL players in the lawsuit seeking an injunction in a Minnesota court to
block the lockout.
Miller’s agent, Joby Branion, works for Athletes First, a representation
company in Irvine, Calif., where one of the agents is Andrew Kessler, the son of
Jeffrey Kessler. The elder Kessler has been an outside counsel for the NFL
Players Association for years and was directly involved in the players seeking
the injunction to block the lockout.
