Von Miller’s move to the Cowboys came with a little extra meaning, and a little bit of prophecy.
The 37-year-old pass rusher signed a one-year deal with Dallas on Sunday, bringing a hometown player back into the fold and giving the defense another threat off the edge after he posted nine sacks for the Washington Commanders last season. But before the signing ever happened, Miller already had a conversation with Dak Prescott that now reads a little differently.
On Tuesday, per The Athletic’s Jon Machota, Miller said he ran into Prescott at a casino in Vegas earlier this summer. The two ended up talking and gambling together, and Miller used the moment to push Prescott with some blunt encouragement.
“It’s crazy because I ran into Dak in Vegas probably like a month ago,” Miller said. “He was sitting in the high-limit gambling.
I just sat down with Dak and we just started gambling together and talking. And I’m like, ‘Hey man, it’s about time, Dak.
It’s about time. You got to break through with one of these teams.
You got to break through one of these years. I think this year you’ll be able to do it.
You got everybody to do it.'”
At the time, Miller had no idea he’d soon be lining up next to Prescott instead of just talking to him across a casino table.
“I didn’t have any inkling on being a Dallas Cowboy,” Miller added. “It just happened naturally.
And then the Cowboys reached out and I was just like, ‘Bro, this is a sign. This is a sign for me.'”
Miller, a two-time Super Bowl champion, said he’s chasing another ring now, and he believes the reaction in Dallas would be massive if the Cowboys finally end their 30-year title drought.
“The Cowboys have been interwoven with my career playing football and never thought that I had an opportunity,” Miller said, per ESPN’s Todd Archer. “I lobbied a long time, but for that really to come true, it’s a dream within a dream for sure.”
Jerry Jones said it meant “a lot” that Miller, a Texas native, wanted to play for Dallas. The Cowboys owner and general manager said Miller can bring a “great aspect” to the defense.
Jones also voiced his belief in Prescott, saying the quarterback can carry Dallas where it wants to go.
“We’ve won games. We just need to win the right games,” Jones said. “I know this: I think he’s very capable of taking us all the way.”
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