{"id":29063,"date":"2025-02-27T02:35:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29063"},"modified":"2025-02-27T02:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:35:47","slug":"breaking-cowboys-signing-von-miller-named-best-fit-in-hometown-rumor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29063","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Signing Von Miller Named \u2018Best Fit\u2019 in Hometown Rumor.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Buffalo\u2019s Von Miller is a member of the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team. But now the DFW native might get cut. Should the Cowboys be interested?<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>FRISCO &#8211; It is an idea that frankly is popping up now about three years too late.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0seem likely to find a way to divorce themselves from once-great pass-rusher Von Miller and his $120 million contract. Their big-time signing in 2022 &#8211; which came while the Dallas-area native was also making noise about a willingness to take less to play for his hometown Cowboys &#8211; never quite panned out.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Miller and the albatross of his contract make him a possible Buffalo cut, with another chance at free agency in his future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMDg3NzQwMTIyNzAzNDg4\/von-miller-at-the-star.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMDg3NzQwMTIyNzAzNDg4\/von-miller-at-the-star.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMDg3NzQwMTIyNzAzNDg4\/von-miller-at-the-star.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMDg3NzQwMTIyNzAzNDg4\/von-miller-at-the-star.png 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMDg3NzQwMTIyNzAzNDg4\/von-miller-at-the-star.png 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMDg3NzQwMTIyNzAzNDg4\/von-miller-at-the-star.png 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzMDg3NzQwMTIyNzAzNDg4\/von-miller-at-the-star.png\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Von Miller At The Star\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMDg3NzQwMTIyNzAzNDg4\/von-miller-at-the-star.png\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Von Miller At The Star<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">By Tony Fisher<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>And that&#8217;s where the Cowboys-related rumors are coming from, with one site calling him a &#8220;best fit&#8221; in Dallas.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bills head coach Sean McDermott remains a fan of the likely future Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove Von,\u201d\u00a0McDermott told reporters\u00a0at the\u00a0NFL\u00a0Scouting Combine. \u201cThe thing I love about Von is he very rarely, if ever, used kind of the \u2018victim role\u2019 approach. He always was, \u2018Hey, I&#8217;m coming back. I\u2019m going to be back. I\u2019m working on it.\u2019 Mentally, he\u2019s just so elite. To come off a knee injury, particularly when you\u2019re 30-plus, is a challenge. &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Indeed, Miller, who will turn 36 in March, last year\u00a0logged six sacks in 13 games. Interestingly, he ended up posting the 18th-most snaps on the defense. &#8230; the very definition of a &#8220;spot&#8221; player.<\/p>\n<p>A post-June 1 cut would reportedly net $11 million in cap savings; this seems like an easy call in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still working through all that \u2026 Von last year at this time, we were working on a restructure with him, and he did something unprecedented,\u201d GM Brandon Beane said.\u00a0\u201cHe was guaranteed 10 or 11 (million dollars) and he took a pay cut below his actual guarantee. And you\u2019re talking about a first-ballot Hall of Famer that did that. So a lot of respect for what he did to come back and try and help us chase this trophy. And as the year went on, he showed he can still play.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Is it time for Dallas to examine whether that&#8217;s true? Whether he&#8217;s a &#8220;best fit&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>Miller is a member of the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team. He&#8217;s an eight-time Pro Bowler, and there was a time when 14 sacks was simply pretty much what he&#8217;d threaten to do.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys don&#8217;t need to chase names in free agency; they need talent that fits into the salary cap pie. Miller once said he&#8217;d take less to play here in his hometown.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Dallas should take him up on that by offering less &#8211; way, way less.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buffalo\u2019s Von Miller is a member of the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team. But now the DFW native might get cut. Should the Cowboys be interested? 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