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The veteran pass rusher has linked himself to the Cowboys.
Von Miller to the Dallas Cowboys?
The veteran pass rusher and two-time Super Bowl champion caused a stir on social media Wednesday posting an edit of himself donning a Cowboys uniform to his Instagram story. Also, posted in the thread was a photo of Miller with Cowboys legends Emmitt Smith and Dez Bryant in a suite at AT&T Stadium during a World Cup match that took place last month.
Bryant later posted to X with a series of emojis, including a shushing face, when the picture from the England-Croatia game was alleged to be a recruiting venture.
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Knowing that pass rusher was a significant offseason need, Dallas was heavily involved in trade talks with the Las Vegas Raiders to add five-time Pro Bowler Maxx Crosby. After the Raiders agreed to trade Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens for two first-round picks, the Cowboys moved on, trading a fourth-round pick to the Green Bay Packers for Pro Bowl edge rusher Rashan Gary.
A month later, Dallas used a first-round pick to draft UCF edge rusher Malachi Lawrence.
Those two are expected to play alongside Donovan Ezeiruaku, whom the Cowboys drafted in the second round last year, to form the face of Dallas’ pass rush.
Yet, is that enough?
“We’re very confident with the guys that they brought in,” said Ezeiruaku, who is working his way back from January hip surgery to repair a torn labrum. “We have a pretty dynamic room and a very athletic room. The confidence is there. Our goals are very high. That (pass rush) is something we feel like we need to accomplish in order for this team to be successful.”
Those three would have been defensive ends in Dallas’ previous scheme. Under new defensive coordinator Christian Parker’s 3-4 base, they will be outside linebackers. The Cowboys’ other offseason activity at the position group included not re-signing veteran Jadeveon Clowney, who remains a free agent. Clowney led Dallas with 8.5 sacks last season but is not considered to be as much of a fit for what Parker is trying to do this season.
The Cowboys re-signed Sam Williams to a one-year deal and added veteran Charles Snowden to a group that also includes James Houston, Marist Liufau, Tyrus Wheat and Isaiah Land. Liufau is making the move from inside linebacker.
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