Cowboys expected to sign Von Miller, NFL’s active career sacks leader: Source

Von Miller, the NFL’s active leader in career sacks, is expected to sign a deal to play for the Dallas Cowboys, a team source told The Athletic on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been finalized.

The deal ensures Miller will return for a 15th season. Terms were not available.

Miller, the Super Bowl 50 MVP and a surefire future Hall of Famer, spent last season with the Washington Commanders and made it known that he had no intention of retiring.

“I think I proved to myself that I can play another year,” said Miller, who turns 37 later this month. “I want to be here (in Washington), but I’m not in a position to start making demands and saying where I want to play and where I want to be at. Whoever wants me, that’s where I’ll be.”

Miller joined the Commanders late in the 2025 offseason, believing he had a chance to make another deep playoff run with Jayden Daniels leading the team’s offense. But Washington struggled early and the mistakes were compounded by a slew of injuries, leading to a 5-12 finish. Miller’s initial role as primarily a third-down rusher was expanded out of necessity; he started three of his 17 games and played 420 defensive snaps. He led the team with nine sacks, the most he’s had with a single team since 2018.

He ranked 144th on The Athletic’s list of the Top 150 free agents, the last of 19 edge defenders who were ranked.

Drafted by the Denver Broncos with the second pick in 2011, Miller earned Defensive Rookie of the Year honors and his first of seven career All-Pro designations, then followed with a franchise-record 18.5 sacks in 2012. In 2015, he helped the Broncos to a Super Bowl 50 victory over the Carolina Panthers, notching 2.5 sacks to earn MVP honors.

The Broncos traded him at the 2021 deadline to the L.A. Rams, with whom he collected his second Super Bowl ring. He spent the next three seasons with the Buffalo Bills.

During his lone season in Washington, Miller cracked the league’s top 10 in career sacks (since 1982, when the stat became official). His 138.5 career sacks tie his former teammate and mentor DeMarcus Ware at No. 9.

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