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Denver Broncos general manager John Elway personally called Von Miller over the Fourth of July weekend to express his desire to work out a long-term deal, league sources told ESPN.

The two sides, the Broncos and Miller, now are on the clock, with the July 15 deadline for franchise players to come to terms on long-term deals looming.

In what the Broncos hoped would be an ice-breaker, Elway and Miller are said to have spent about 10-15 minutes on the phone this past weekend, with Denver's general manager letting his franchise player know that the Broncos still love him and still want to re-sign him, league sources said. Elway told Miller that Denver would reach out to his agents this week in an effort to jumpstart talks and procure a long-term deal, a source said.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/16...long-term-deal