This is the storybook picture that every fan in Broncos Country wants to see. Von Miller, the prodigal edg,e returns home to Denver and rides off to retirement when he\u2019s ready to hang them up after winning another Super Bowl championship.<\/p>\n
Von Miller\u2019s role would be very different in Denver. He\u2019d be a rotational pass rusher instead of a full-time starter. He\u2019d help elevate the play of the other young outside linebackers, giving them insights that only a player like him could share.<\/p>\n
At 36, you\u2019d think he\u2019d be washed, but he had 9 sacks for the Washington Commanders in 2025 and still can impact the game in a big way.<\/p>\n
Experience: 15 NFL seasons<\/p>\n
2025 stats: 26 tackles, 9 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 15 quarterback hits (420 snaps, 37%)<\/p>\n
OverTheCap projects his salary to be in the $6M range<\/p>\n
Why the Broncos should sign<\/p>\n
The main reason to sign Von Miller would be for vibes. Von Miller coming home would be a story. He would inspire this team, and I\u2019m absolutely positive Vance Joseph could get use out of him as a rotational pass rusher.<\/p>\n
Miller absolutely has stuff still in the tank, and doing the DeMarcus Ware thing late in his career makes a ton of sense.<\/p>\n
Why the Broncos shouldn\u2019t sign <\/p>\n
The Broncos don\u2019t need Von Miller, is the simple statement. Nik Bonitto and Jonathan Cooper are fantastic edge starters. Jonah Ellis, Que Robinson, and Dondrea Tillman are all playmakers in their own right who are doing the rotational work in this defense, and there is no huge drop-off in play when they are on the field.<\/p>\n
Miller has been about making his money and is going to want to get paid. When a team has a room as stacked as the Broncos do, it just doesn\u2019t make sense to pay a mercenary for a season when you have young guys who are already doing the job at a cheaper rate. Let\u2019s add in that if you want to sign Miller, you take up a valuable roster spot.<\/p>\n
I absolutely treasure Von Miller. He\u2019s the key reason we won a ring in 2015. He\u2019s a forever Bronco in my mind.<\/p>\n
When the Broncos initially let him head out to free agency, I agreed with the move. The Broncos are going to pass on Miller in 2026, and I will agree with that decision as well.<\/p>\n
If they do sign him, it is going to be because he comes cheap and they are trading away one of their young outside linebackers for a draft pick. That\u2019s the only real scenario I see that makes any amount of sense.<\/p>\n
But I can\u2019t help but think it would be cool to see Von Miller back in the orange and blue in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is the storybook picture that every fan in Broncos Country wants to see. Von Miller, the prodigal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":755787,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2062],"tags":[232,231,258,41075,2426,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-755786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-broncos","8":"tag-broncos","9":"tag-denver","10":"tag-denver-broncos","11":"tag-denver-broncos-free-agency","12":"tag-denverbroncos","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116079970418338606","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=755786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/755787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=755786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=755786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=755786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}