Von Miller‘s Hall of Fame career is on pause after 14 seasons. The Bills moved on from his six-year contract after paying out the deal’s guarantees, swapping out the aging edge rusher for Joey Bosa. Miller has indicated he wants to play a 15th season, but he has remained in free agency for four months.
Some movement looks to have taken place in this market. Miller has “three very interested teams,” according to NFL Network’s Brian Baldinger (via Pro Football Talk’s Charean Williams).
At least, that’s what Baldinger heard from his former Duke teammate and Miller’s agent, Joby Branion. Prior to this, there have been virtually no reports of interest from any specific teams. The only update has been Miller throwing cold water on a potential reunion with the Broncos due to the presence of younger edge rushers.
Part of the reason for the delay is likely Miller himself. Baldinger also said that the 36-year-old linebacker was not “too crazy about going to training camp…Most guys that age aren’t.” If Miller didn’t want to attend practices until later in the summer, he wouldn’t want to sign before mandatory minicamp and incur fines for not showing up.
However, it’s also possible that this game of telephone about Miller’s “very interested teams” is an attempt by Branion to improve the offers from those teams as training camp approaches. As it stands, Miller could be looking at one-year, incentive-laden offers for the lowest base APY and guarantees in his career. He’s missed 15 games in the last three years, though his four absences in 2024 were due to suspension, not injury. He had spurts of productivity in Buffalo, but he was a non-factor for virtually the entire 2023 season.
Baldinger expects Miller to decide on a team soon, but added that he did not know which specific teams Miller was considering. Miller is sitting on 129.5 career sacks. In the sack era (1982-present), that ranks 16th. Miller’s Broncos and Rams contributions all but assured him future Canton entry, but the former Super Bowl MVP can move into the top 12 with 6.5 more sacks. He can reach the top 10 with eight.
A role as a rotational rusher will likely be in the cards if/once Miller joins a new team. Other standout edge rushers have thrived in such late-career roles. A contending team bringing Miller in as a missing piece makes sense, and if the 36-year-old vet indeed waits until training camps wrap, injury situations could accelerate this market. But it sounds like Miller is willing to wait a bit longer before committing to a 2025 destination.
Sam Robinson contributed to this post.
I’ve thought this seemed like a Ravens thing to do ever since the Bills cut him.
One of those teams had better be the 49ers
Source: Von Miller’s agent lol
Did they skip watching the tape of his play from last year?
Cowboys should be calling. Jerry, the time is now to show some of urgency.
Jerry is ‘all in!’ again.
I’m sure that the Eagles are thinking about signing Von and bringing him into the rotation.
I suppose his agent has to beat the drum and pretend there is a market for a 36 yr old LB but Miller won’t be getting anything better than a one year deal at the vet minimum if there actually are any takers out there.