{"id":764534,"date":"2026-02-20T12:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/764534\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:55:09","slug":"von-miller-responds-to-speculation-that-he-could-join-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/764534\/","title":{"rendered":"Von Miller responds to speculation that he could join Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Denver Broncos<\/a> star Von Miller is not entertaining any free agency rumors yet, especially not one about joining his former team&#8217;s division rival.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent episode of his &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m2B82gqSSeA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Free Range;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Free Range<\/a>&#8221; podcast, Miller reacted to an Athlon Sports article (that was syndicated by <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/raiders-expected-sign-super-bowl-210925629.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yahoo Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo Sports<\/a>) linking him to the <a href=\"https:\/\/raiderswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Las Vegas Raiders;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> in 2026 free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Before reacting to the report, Miller gave a huge &#8216;Really?&#8217; look to the camera. &#8220;&#8216;They bring Von Miller in to make sure Maxx Crosby stays for at least another year,'&#8221; Miller said, mocking the article. &#8220;&#8216;Von Miller and Maxx Crosby&#8217;s relationship off the field is what&#8217;s going to propel this defense to a Super Bowl defense.&#8217; It sounds great. Come on, man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Miller still is under contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/commanderswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Washington Commanders;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Washington Commanders<\/a> until the NFL&#8217;s new league year (and free agency) begins on March 11, which he acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For one, I&#8217;m still a taken man,&#8221; Miller said. &#8220;I&#8217;m still in a relationship with the <a href=\"https:\/\/commanderswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Washington Commanders;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Washington Commanders<\/a>. For two, if I&#8217;m going to the AFC West, it&#8217;s going to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Denver Broncos<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Miller was taken aback by the idea of playing the <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broncos<\/a> twice a year. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s nothing that I can do to take away from my legacy that I&#8217;ve already done with the <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Denver Broncos<\/a>,&#8221; said Miller. &#8220;(Playing for Las Vegas is) really the only thing that could make <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broncos<\/a> Country not love me no more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>You can view Miller&#8217;s full comments below.<\/p>\n<p>Miller has <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/von-miller-says-broncos-scary-150036663.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:frequently expressed a desire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">frequently expressed a desire<\/a> to return to Denver, and pass rusher Nik Bonitto has said <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/nik-bonitto-love-see-von-133025032.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:he would love;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he would love<\/a> to play alongside the franchise icon. Miller would be in a crowded room of talented edge rushers. There is no doubt Miller will eventually return to Denver to retire as a <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bronco;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bronco<\/a>, but that might be on a one-day contract. Time will tell where he lands for the 2026 season \u2014 Las Vegas seems to be off the table.<\/p>\n<p>Social: Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos Wire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broncos Wire<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BroncosWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thebroncoswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter\/X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter\/X<\/a>!\u00a0Did you know:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2019\/08\/03\/denver-broncos-famous-fans-celebrities-include-paul-george-amy-adams\/79446413007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2026\/02\/20\/nfl-rumors-von-miller-raiders-response\/88758090007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL rumors: Von Miller responds to Raiders buzz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL rumors: Von Miller responds to Raiders buzz<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Denver Broncos star Von Miller is not entertaining any free agency rumors yet, especially not one about&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":764535,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2069],"tags":[15035,427,258,7,108940,1744,393,6563,6,1625,7958,855,111,2480],"class_list":{"0":"post-764534","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-washington-commanders","8":"tag-athlon-sports","9":"tag-commanders","10":"tag-denver-broncos","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-free-agency-rumors","13":"tag-las-vegas","14":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","15":"tag-maxx-crosby","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-nik-bonitto","18":"tag-von-miller","19":"tag-washington","20":"tag-washington-commanders","21":"tag-washingtoncommanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116103067931026970","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764534","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=764534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/764535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}