Von Miller Signs With Hometown Cowboys In One-Year Deal

by USports EditorsAugust 17, 2026, 1:24 pm >

Future Hall of Fame pass rusher Von Miller is heading home. The Dallas Cowboys announced Sunday night they agreed to terms with Miller on a one-year contract worth $5.5 million, with a maximum value of $7.5 million.

The move reunites the 37-year-old edge rusher with the region where his career began. Miller attended DeSoto High School just south of Dallas before starring at Texas A&M, and the Denver Broncos selected him second overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. He confirmed the signing on social media with a simple post reading “Hereee Weee Gooo,” accompanied by an image of himself in a Cowboys uniform, capping weeks of speculation that began when he teased the move with a photoshopped Instagram post in July.

Miller is expected to join the Cowboys at their training camp in Oxnard, California, on Monday, with Dallas set to wrap up its West Coast camp before a preseason matchup at Arizona.

Miller arrives in Dallas as the active NFL leader in career sacks with 138.5, a total built over 14 professional seasons. He was named the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2011 after recording 11.5 sacks in his debut campaign, earned three All-Pro selections in his first six seasons, and won Super Bowl MVP honors as part of Denver’s dominant defense in Super Bowl 50. He added a second championship with the Los Angeles Rams in 2021 after being acquired from Denver in a midseason trade.

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His tenure with the Buffalo Bills that followed was hampered by injuries and a domestic violence case in Dallas that resulted in a four-game suspension.

After being released by Buffalo in a salary-cap move, Miller signed with the Washington Commanders last year and turned in his most productive season since 2018, recording nine sacks, six tackles for loss and 19 quarterback pressures despite playing just 37% of Washington’s defensive snaps. It marked the first time since 2018 that he played every game in a regular season.

The signing addresses an obvious need for Dallas, which has lacked a defined identity at edge rusher since trading All-Pro Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers before the 2025 season. The Cowboys ranked 26th in the league in sack rate last season while surrendering more passing yards than any other team. Miller is expected to join a rotation that includes Rashan Gary, 2026 first-round pick Malachi Lawrence and second-year pass rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku, likely occupying a role similar to the one Jadeveon Clowney filled for Dallas in 2025 as a veteran situational piece in the pass rush.