Von Miller will be a free agent this offseason and the Denver Broncos can use the franchise tag upon him.

Miller has been one of the NFL's best pass rushers since coming into the league with the second overall pick in 2011.

"The goal is always to get a long-term deal," John Elway said, who added that it also is a priority to re-sign Malik Jackson and Danny Trevathan. "That goes into the same process of trying to include everybody. Looking at it from the 20,000 foot view of how this team is going to look not only next year but two, three years down the line. ... Our goal is always to be competitive year in and year out and that's what we want to do."