{"id":6031,"date":"2025-07-19T14:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T14:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/6031\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T14:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T14:05:04","slug":"source-von-miller-can-earn-up-to-10-5m-in-commanders-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/6031\/","title":{"rendered":"Source &#8211; Von Miller can earn up to $10.5M in Commanders deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/keim_john.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/p>\n<p>John KeimJul 19, 2025, 11:18 PM<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a>John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored\/co-authored four books. You can also listen to him on &#8216;The John Keim Report&#8217;, which airs on ESPN Richmond radio.<\/p>\n<p>Edge rusher <a data-player-guid=\"cb2f0b03-ac0e-cf36-34c0-e590898cab6c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/13976\/von-miller\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Von Miller<\/a> won&#8217;t be an expensive addition for the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"fbeaf73e-6d6c-cca4-0809-713d9d741f90\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/wsh\/washington-commanders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Commanders<\/a>. Miller&#8217;s one-year deal will pay him $6.1 million, a source confirmed Saturday, with the ability for him to make more.<\/p>\n<p>Miller agreed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45758874\/von-miller-join-commanders-one-year-deal-source-says\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">deal with the Commanders<\/a> on Wednesday and will be at their facility Monday to take his physical and sign the contract. He can make up to $10.5 million through incentives, the source said.<\/p>\n<p>Washington veterans report to training camp Tuesday, with their first practice a day later.<\/p>\n<p>Miller, 36, is expected to be a pass rush specialist for Washington and will arrive with 129.5 career sacks, including six last season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/buf\/buffalo-bills\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Commanders ranked 11th in the NFL with 43 sacks last season but recorded just five in the fourth quarter; only two teams fared worse in the final 15 minutes. That&#8217;s one reason why opposing quarterbacks posted a 74.8 Total QBR in the fourth quarter; three teams were worse.<\/p>\n<p>Washington focused on its defensive line in the offseason, adding defensive tackles <a data-player-guid=\"3c1b9124-32f5-acb0-ffd6-c382b764638d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4259491\/javon-kinlaw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Javon Kinlaw<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"a3da6dba-c7c7-d8b9-f51a-7ad7bd7adf65\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/2969924\/eddie-goldman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eddie Goldman<\/a> and defensive ends <a data-player-guid=\"c5ed5de0-97cc-6021-98cd-edfb242b2068\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/2980080\/deatrich-wise-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Deatrich Wise Jr.<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"46ccd78f-f00d-eaec-7d39-08ee6bad72a5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3138764\/jacob-martin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Martin<\/a>. The Commanders bolstered the front to help improve against the run after finishing 30th in this area last season. But they also wanted more pass rush help after failing to lure veterans such as <a data-player-guid=\"d261b9e9-4068-8758-68d7-9661bf985195\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/16802\/demarcus-lawrence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DeMarcus Lawrence<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"591c8883-7eb1-633e-5283-7bfbb9dbf51e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3051389\/joey-bosa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joey Bosa<\/a> during free agency.<\/p>\n<p>NFL Network was the first to report the monetary terms of the deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"John KeimJul 19, 2025, 11:18 PM CloseJohn Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. 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