The notion of Von Miller rejoining the Broncos in a playing capacity won’t go away, even though it doesn’t make logical sense right now.

Such is the team’s traffic jam at edge rusher that they plan to give Jonah Elliss snaps at inside linebacker in part to ease the crunch on the outside, so they can find snaps for 2025 fourth-round pick Que Robinson, whose play in training camp and practice last year grabbed the attention of coaches and personnel executives inside the building.

But you can count Nik Bonitto among those who wouldn’t mind seeing the Super Bowl 50 MVP back in orange and blue.

“Just to kinda be able to share a room with him would be amazing,” Bonitto told media on Wednesday night at a charity event in which he took children from local Boys and Girls Clubs on a graduation shopping spree at JCPenney inside Park Meadows in Lone Tree.

“I mean, obviously everybody would love that. Not only the fans, but the players. He’s a guy that’s loved here in Denver, so much.”

Of course, Bonitto acknowledged that Miller is his favorite player to watch.

And as ever, each time the notion of Miller returning as a player arises, it crashes against the reality of where the Broncos stand at the position. Bonitto and fellow starter Jonathon Cooper are entrenched. Cooper is in the second year of his four-year contract; Bonitto is about the begin the first year of his four-year deal.

Rotational edge Dondrea Tillman played well last year and improved in coverage. And then there’s Robinson, who had a sack in the AFC Championship Game. His play helped the Broncos decide to give Miller some looks at off-ball linebacker so they could have a better chance of getting their best group of players active on game days instead of having Robinson watch from the sideline in sweats as he did 12 times last season.

If this were baseball, you could stash a player in the minor leagues and call them up as needed. NFL roster limits don’t offer that luxury.

BONITTO EFFECTIVELY SUCCEEDED MILLER WITH THE BRONCOS

Bonitto and Miller were never teammates, but they are connected. The Broncos selected Bonitto with the draft pick acquired during the 2021 season from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for Miller.

It took Bonitto a little while, but eventually he proved worthy of the mantle; he has 27.5 sacks over the last two seasons and 37 in his four-year career overall.

Meanwhile, Miller has 27 regular-season sacks and four postseason takedowns of quarterbacks since departing the Broncos. He spent three seasons (2022-24) with the Buffalo Bills before moving on to the Washington Commanders in 2025. While in Washington, he had 9 sacks — his highest tally since 2021, the year he split between the Broncos and Rams.

Miller moved into the NFL’s top-10 in sacks last season, and is tied with former Broncos teammate and Pro Football Hall of Famer DeMarcus Ware for ninth all-time 138.5. With 3.5 sacks, he’ll move into sixth place. He needs 13 sacks to reach the NFL’s top five.

Every player but one who ranks ahead of Miller is in the Hall; only Terrell Suggs (eighth place, 139 sacks) has not earned induction; he is a two-time finalist and is guaranteed to be a finalist next year after making it to the cut to the final seven this year. Suggs is the only eligible player with at least 135 sacks who isn’t in the Hall.

Should Miller have 1.5 more sacks, he’ll reach 140 for his career; every player with at least 140 sacks has a gold jacket.