{"id":36539,"date":"2022-06-04T15:37:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T15:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/von-miller-checked-in-with-cowboys-before-signing-with-bills\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T15:37:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T15:37:21","slug":"von-miller-checked-in-with-cowboys-before-signing-with-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/von-miller-checked-in-with-cowboys-before-signing-with-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Von Miller checked in with Cowboys before signing with Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In an alternate reality, edge rusher Von Miller could have joined his hometown Dallas Cowboys instead of signing with the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n

Miller checked in with former Denver Broncos teammate DeMarcus Ware during free agency to ask if the Cowboys were interested in bringing in the 11-year veteran, according to the Dallas Morning News’ Calvin Watkins.<\/p>\n

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“I remember when Von called me he said ‘Hey is Dallas interested? I’m a free agent. ‘”Ware said.” And I said,’ What ?! You’re a free agent, what do you mean you’re a free agent? I thought you had one more year? ‘ He was like, ‘No I’m done [with the Rams], bro. ‘ He said ‘Call Jerry [Jones] and them and see what they want to do. ‘ I said ‘Are you trying to get them to empty the bank account? What you trying to do? ‘”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Ware, who played with Miller for three seasons in Denver following a nine-year stint in Dallas, envisioned a star-studded Cowboys defense that would have included three premier pass rushers at different stages in their respective careers: Miller, DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons . That’s 172 combined career sacks over 20 years of experience in a Dan Quinn defense.<\/p>\n

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“So now you would have had that three-headed monster. Think about this: Von Miller. Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence. I don’t know who is coming. That’s what we still need. We still need that right defensive end or outside linebacker guy that can play a little bit interior. He can drop a little bit. That sack perennial athlete. “<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The biggest obstacle to a Miller-Cowboys union was, of course, money. The cap-strapped Cowboys made several money-saving moves this offseason, like releasing right tackle La’el Collins, trading away receiver Amari Cooper and letting several other players walk in free agency. The Cowboys almost re-signed edge rusher Randy Gregory to a five-year, $ 70 million extension, but Gregory backed out and signed with the Broncos instead after the two signs fail to agree on contract language.<\/p>\n

Miller, a Texas native who went to high school in Dallas and played for nearby Texas A&M, eventually signed a six-year, $ 120 million deal with the Bills that included $ 51.4 million in guaranteed money.<\/p>\n