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(On Von Miller)

ELWAY: Obviously we’re disappointed and I know Von is disappointed too.  The number one thing we want to happen is to get Von going on the right track.  And I think we have him going in the right direction.  Obviously when you lose a great player like that for six weeks it’s going to affect your football team.  But the team is ready to pick up the slack and understand he’s not going to be around.  We’ll figure out ways to win without him.

(On disappointment of leaks of news regarding Von Miller)

ELWAY: It really is (disappointing).  I think that is the hardest part, especially for Von.  Who I feel the worst for is Von and the fact that all this information that gets out there.  Unfortunately, we’re going to miss him for six games.  Hopefully, the leaks that have gotten out there, we can put a stop to those.

(On difficulty of final week and cutting down to 53-man roster)

ELWAY: There is not (a tougher week) with the cuts coming up.  Since the middle of April when we started the off-season program and all those guys worked their tails off to get to where we are right now and now we have to basically let 35 of them go, it’s always tough to do.

(On there being concern about injury to Champ Bailey)

 ELWAY: It always does (cause concern) but Champ is a quick healer.  We’ll see how the progress is going.  He’s making good progress right now.  So it’s kind of a day-to-day situation.

(On Peyton Manning the past year)

ELWAY: He’s a unique person.  You could not have a better person to be around.  The way that he worked over the past year, to be able to see him come back, training camp, see his arm improve so much more over last training camp, it’s great to see Peyton where he is and enjoying doing what he’s doing.  If there’s a guy to bet on, Peyton Manning is the right guy to bet on.

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