Von Miller has agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys on a one-year contract, the team announced on August 16. The deal is worth $5.5 million and can reach $7.5 million, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport as relayed by Pro Football Talk. The Cowboys noted Miller grew up in DeSoto, Texas, about 30 minutes from AT&T Stadium, and will suit up for his hometown team in his 15th NFL season.
What Dallas is getting
Miller enters the season as the NFL's active sacks leader with 138.5, a total that puts him 6.5 ahead of second-place Cam Jordan among active players and ties him with DeMarcus Ware for the ninth-most sacks in league history. He also holds 10.5 playoff sacks, tied for 16th all-time and the most of any active player.
Playing for Washington in 2025, Miller appeared in all 17 games and logged 9 sacks, 26 tackles and 6 tackles for loss across 420 defensive snaps. That production came in his age-36 season.
His career resume: two Super Bowl titles, with the Broncos in Super Bowl 50 and the Rams in Super Bowl LVI, Super Bowl MVP honors for the Denver run, eight Pro Bowls, three first-team All-Pro selections, the 2011 Defensive Rookie of the Year award, and a spot on the Pro Football Hall of Fame's All-2010s Team.
A pass rush rebuilt from scratch
Miller joins an outside linebacker room that Dallas has almost entirely turned over: Rashan Gary, Malachi Lawrence, Donovan Ezeiruaku, James Houston, Sam Williams, Marist Liufau and Tyrus Wheat. Dallas traded away the position's incumbent earlier this offseason. Micah Parsons requested a trade during a contract dispute and was ultimately traded to the Packers, with Philadelphia making a strong push of its own before the deal landed in Green Bay.
Miller on the group, per the team's announcement: "It's a younger group, but it's a hungry group...Those guys want to be held accountable."
The third team in three seasons
He signed with the Washington Commanders in July 2025 after his run in Buffalo, then logged nine sacks in 17 games in 2025. Washington has since moved on from much of that coaching staff, parting ways with Kliff Kingsbury and firing defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. after a 5-12 season.
Source: DallasCowboys.com
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