NFL Trade Rumors
In case there was any doubt, longtime star pass rusher and future Hall of Famer Von Miller recently clarified that he does intend to play for a 15th season at the age of 37 in 2026. Miller also took the chance to lobby again to land with the Broncos, which would perhaps be a full-circle moment for his illustrious career.
Things might not line up for a reunion with Denver barring some kind of major injury, but Miller should still have something to give as a productive role player for a team this year. In a situational pass rush role for the Washington Commanders last year, Miller racked up nine sacks on just 37 percent of the snaps. In a similar part-time role for the Bills a year earlier, Miller notched six sacks on about the same ratio of snaps.
He may be a one-dimensional player now, but it’s a heck of a trick that teams will pay a nice little chunk of change for. The best way to think of Miller is as a closer who can come into the game on high-leverage downs and give a contending team more teeth in its pass rush. Miller has also proven to be a positive locker room force as a leader and mentor for young pass rushers.
Right now, Miller is No. 9 all-time on the official sack leaderboard (but 13th if you go by Pro Football Reference’s tracker that goes to 1960 instead of 1982 when sacks started being officially tracked. He needs just three to equal Michael Strahan and either jump up into the top 10 or to No. 6, depending on your reference. That should be absolutely attainable.
Miller, 37, is a former first-round pick of the Broncos back in 2011. After playing out his rookie deal, Denver picked up his fifth-year option and later used their franchise tag on Miller.
The Broncos signed Miller to a six-year, $114 million extension in 2016 with $70 million guaranteed. He made $18 million in 2020 with $6 million fully guaranteed and counted $25.625 million against the cap.
Denver officially picked up Miller’s option in 2021 at a figure of $18 million. However, the Broncos traded Miller to the Rams at the deadline for second and third-round picks while also eating most of his remaining salary. Miller then ended up winning the Super Bowl in his first season with the Rams.
Miller went on to sign a six-year, $120 million deal with the Buffalo Bills as an unrestricted free agent in 2022. He agreed to a pay cut to remain with the Bills in 2024 but was let go this offseason to save cap space. He then signed a one-year deal with Washington for the 2025 season.
In 2025, Miller appeared in all 17 games for the Commanders and recorded 26 total tackles, six tackles for loss and nine sacks.
We have him included in our Top 100 Available NFL Free Agents list.
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