Von Miller hasn’t even settled in with the Cowboys yet, and he’s already talking about sticking around long after the cleats come off.
The 37-year-old pass rusher said during a brief media availability that he wants to work in the Cowboys’ front office when he retires. That’s a pretty bold ask anywhere, and especially in Dallas, where Jerry Jones has never exactly been eager to hand over the keys.
Miller’s new chapter in Dallas is already taking shape in other ways. The Cowboys announced a batch of jersey changes on Thursday, and Miller’s arrival triggered a little off-field housekeeping: Hunter Luepke will switch to No. 30 this season after a deal involving the No. 40 jersey. Miller also revealed that Luepke is now a part-owner of Greener Pastures Chicken.
The bigger takeaway, though, was Miller’s long view. This wasn’t a random thought tossed out on a whim.
He’s made it clear since arriving that his focus is on helping the people around him, not just stacking numbers for himself. He has openly embraced the idea of being a mentor, and that matters if he’s serious about one day working in personnel.
There’s at least some logic to the idea. Miller is a two-time Super Bowl champ, and he’s now on his fifth team, which means he’s seen plenty of different ways an NFL roster gets built - and misbuilt.
That doesn’t guarantee he’d be a good executive, of course. Most players never make the leap successfully.
But it’s not hard to see why he’d want to try.
If front-office work doesn’t happen, coaching might make more sense. Still, the interest is real, and Miller has obvious respect for Cowboys vice president of player personnel Will McClay.
The road to any real power in Dallas is another matter. Miller is not about to walk in and become the general manager, and he’s not likely to get total control over personnel either.
As long as Jerry Jones is running the show, that door stays mostly closed. Stephen Jones could be more willing to shift things than his father, but Miller’s big idea still runs straight through the Jones family’s grip on the franchise.
For now, the homecoming is about football. Later, Miller wants it to last much longer than that.
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