Eight-time Professional Bowl exterior linebacker Von Miller is signing with the Washington Commanders, he posted Wednesday night time on social media.
Miller will signal a one-year deal, however the two sides are nonetheless “finalizing phrases,” a supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The Buffalo Payments launched Miller on March 9, releasing up $8.4 million in wage cap house. Miller was set to account for the second-most cap house on the roster ($23.9 million) solely behind quarterback Josh Allen.
Miller’s time with the Payments was something however easy. The cross rusher signed a six-year deal price $120 million within the 2022 offseason. After begin that included eight sacks in 11 video games, he suffered a serious proper ACL harm on Nov. 24, 2022. Miller acknowledged throughout coaching camp in 2024 that he “most likely mustn’t have performed” in 2023 due to the harm. He completed the 2023 season taking part in in 12 video games and recording zero sacks and three tackles.
Miller, 36, was then suspended 4 video games (Weeks 5-8) for violating the NFL’s private conduct coverage, stemming from allegations of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend in suburban Dallas through the Payments’ bye week in 2023. He turned himself in to the police and shortly after was launched on bond. The case was later closed, and expenses have been by no means filed. The NFL carried out a separate investigation.
The 2-time Tremendous Bowl champion had a stable season in 2024 as a part of the crew’s line of defense rotation, recording six regular-season sacks. Miller didn’t play greater than 21 snaps in any of the Payments’ three playoff video games, together with 16 within the AFC Championship Recreation towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
Drafted No. 2 total by the Broncos in 2011, Miller went on to be named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Yr and had 110 sacks in 10 seasons with Denver.
An eight-time Professional Bowl choice and three-time first-team All-Professional, he has 129.5 sacks in 14 NFL seasons. He received Tremendous Bowls with the Broncos (2015) and in his one season with the Los Angeles Rams (2021) and had 9 sacks mixed throughout these two postseasons.
Miller ranks sixteenth all-time along with his 129.5 sacks, essentially the most since he got here into the league.
ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg contributed to this report.