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Just one day after Von Miller agreed to sign with the Dallas Cowboys following the team’s preseason opener loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Rapoport found his phone buzzing nonstop. Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show, the veteran reporter explained why a single stat line from Miller’s 2025 season had suddenly become the talk of the league. Von Miller’s Quiet Nine-Sack Season Catches Everyone Off Guard Miller’s move to Dallas closes out a whirlwind offseason, but it also shined a fresh light on numbers many fans had overlooked. Playing on a one-year deal with the Washington Commanders in 2025, Miller made only three starts and logged just 37 percent of the defensive snaps. Despite that limited role, he still finished the year with nine sacks, his best total since splitting time between the Broncos and Rams back in 2021. That production helped push his career total to 138.5 sacks, tying him with DeMarcus Ware for ninth on the NFL’s all-time list. For a 37-year-old entering his 16th season, the number caught plenty of people by surprise, including apparently a large chunk of Rapoport’s contact list. “It is unbelievable how many texts I got today of people being like ‘He had 9 sacks?'” Rapoport told McAfee. The Cowboys signed Miller to a one-year deal worth 5.5 million dollars, with a maximum value of 7.5 million through incentives, a modest price for a proven pass rusher. Dallas has been searching for edge help since trading Micah Parsons to Green Bay, and Miller gives the rotation a championship pedigree it lacked. He will compete for reps alongside Rashan Gary and rookie Malachi Lawrence as the Cowboys try to rebuild a defense that finished last season near the bottom of the league. Von Miller’s Broncos Wish Before Landing With the Cowboys Before Dallas became his final destination, Miller made his priorities clear. Back in January, he told reporters he hoped to return to Denver one day, saying he wanted closure with the franchise that drafted him. Circumstances changed by August, and the Cowboys, who had chased Miller since 2022, finally got their guy. Now paired with a hometown crowd and a Dallas defense hoping to reclaim its footing, Miller gets a chance to show that number was no fluke as the Cowboys build toward the regular season. The Cowboys sit at 0-1 in the preseason after falling to Seattle, with Miller not expected to suit up right away. Dallas returns to action Saturday, August 22, against the Arizona Cardinals, its next chance to see how the retooled pass rush fits together. More NFL News: - Packers Acquire Micah Parsons And 1st Round Pick From Cowboys In Specific Scenario - Von Miller Reveals Desire To Return To The Denver Broncos And Chase Another Super Bowl - Dallas Cowboys Rumors: Targeting Micah Parsons Replacement In Trade-Up Scenario - Cowboys Trade Micah Parsons To Packers, Making Him NFL’s Highest-Paid Non-QB