Washington Commanders outside linebacker Von Miller admitted he is looking to return to the nation's capital for a second season after watching the team battle injuries through 2025
General manager Adam Peters will enter the offseason in roughly one month with a lot to replace.
Wide receiver has been viewed among the top priorities with Ohio State’s Carnell Tate, Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson and USC’s Makai Lemon all viewed as potential top-15 picks – in line with the Commanders currently projected to land the seventh overall pick. Cornerback will be another key position to watch, along with both sides of the trenches, but could Washington turn back to a veteran piece in Von Miller? If you ask the former Super Bowl champion, Miller wants to return for a second season in the nation’s capital.
“I got to get one more year with the Commanders, bro,” said Von Miller via Free Range Von Miller. “Like, I know we talked about in this show, we talked about having a chance to go to the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos. Like, I’m just going to tell you the truth. F*** all that. Excuse my language. First year, they go to the NFC Championship. Next year we get injured a lot. That third year is where you like boom, go to Super Bowl and do some crazy stuff.”
Miller signed with Washington on a one-year deal back in July after being released by Buffalo, though the team also evaluated other options like DeMarcus Lawrence and Joey Bosa.
Miller, 36, already boasts a likely Hall of Fame resume with 110.5 sacks and seven All-Pro selection in his first ten seasons with the Denver Broncos, along with an Super Bowl MVP selection. Miller spent one season with the Los Angeles Rams before signing with Buffalo in 2022 on a six-year deal worth $120 million, but spent just three seasons with the Bills where he tallied 14 sacks and 41 tackles in 37 games. Miller also saw his 2022 season come to an end after suffering an ACL injury that derailed him in 2023, a season he finished without a sack, before being suspended four games in 2024.
In his lone season in Washington, Miller has proven efficient with five sacks, 0.5 behind Dorance Armstrong for the team lead, and three tackles for loss while playing in all 12 games.
Miller was vocal about Washington’s defensive struggles midway through 2025 not attributed to a specific coach, whether defensive coordinator Joe Whitt or head coach Dan Quinn after the coaching shakeup.
“That's just my opinion. I feel like the problems that we're having is within the players and it's for us to figure out. There is no magic call. There is no magic scheme. I've always felt like [Dan Quinn] has done a great job coaching and coach [Joe] Whitt [Jr.] has done a great job coaching,” Miller said on 105.7 earlier this month.
Whether the Peters connection, who was part of Denver’s front office when the former Texas A&M standout was selected in the 2011 NFL Draft, carries weight for a second offseason will be one to watch with limited draft capital yet plenty of cap flexibility ahead for the Commanders’ front office.