The Dallas Cowboys are only hours from opening their preseason against the Seattle Seahawks, and while August football rarely delivers fireworks, the new faces on Dallas’ defense are giving fans plenty to watch.
That defensive makeover started with the Cowboys moving on from Matt Eberflus and bringing in Christian Parker as defensive coordinator. The roster has already been reshaped to fit Parker’s vision, but the front office has also left the door open to more help if the right move comes along.
A trade remains one path. A veteran free agent is another.
And one name that keeps coming up is Von Miller.
Miller is the kind of possibility that gets people talking for a reason. He’s a Texas native, he’s been around since the Broncos made him the second overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, and even at 37, he still showed plenty of juice by piling up nine sacks for the Washington Commanders in 2025. He’s still searching for his landing spot in 2026, but the buzz has only gotten louder because he appears to be leaning toward a return to Texas.
Miller helped fuel that chatter himself when he shared a video from Cowboys camp, and social media did the rest. On 105.3 The Fan’s G-Bag nation, the conversation turned to whether Miller is basically trying to bait Dallas into making a move. Host Gavin Dawson said the posts are starting to catch on.
"I think right now, Cowboys' social media, Von Miller might be generating some buzz," Dawson said.
Dawson also pointed to Miller’s latest post, which showed him on a couch wearing a Cowboys hat.
"Von Miller's super fans, I know they've been vocal as well, but he's sitting on a couch, he's got a Cowboys hat on, and the caption says, Cowboy baby," Dawson said.
That naturally led to the bigger question: does Miller already know something the rest of the fan base doesn’t? The crew wondered aloud whether a deal is already lined up and just hasn’t been announced yet. Bryan Broaddus pushed that idea a step further, saying that would mean Stephen Jones was lying to them, which has happened before.
Still, there’s a reason to keep the excitement in check. Miller has posted in a similar way before, including during his time with the Buffalo Bills, when he shared a photo of his locker and wrote "unfinished business." So until something official comes out, the Cowboys are just flirting with the idea of adding him.
If Dallas does make the move, it would be a major one. Miller would bring a defense a two-time Super Bowl winner, a Super Bowl MVP and a seven-time All-Pro - exactly the kind of veteran presence that could matter on a young unit.
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