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Washington Commanders outside linebacker Von Miller (24) rushes past Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyler Guyton (60) during an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo\/Gareth Patterson)<\/p>\n
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OXNARD, Calif. \u2014 Stephen Jones wasn\u2019t making a sales pitch for edge rusher\u00a0Von Miller to sign with the Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0but simply telling him what he envisions.<\/p>\n Jones, the Cowboys co-owner, told Miller on Sunday that when\u00a0DeMarcus Ware left the Cowboys in a salary cap dump after the 2013 season everything went well for him. Ware signed with the Denver Broncos and in his second season became a Super Bowl champion.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I talked to him, I go, \u2018Let\u2019s pull the reverse,\u2019 \u2019\u2019 Jones recalled in a Monday morning conversation with\u00a0The Dallas Morning News. “D-Ware left here back in the day and he went and played with Von in Denver and they won one. So I said, \u2018Let\u2019s turn the tables and have you come to Dallas and play with this crew we\u2019ve put together and let\u2019s win one here.\u2019 Of course, he loved the idea\u00a0\u2014 who doesn\u2019t\u00a0\u2014 he was fired up about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Miller, a\u00a0DeSoto native<\/a>, has spent the last several years hoping to sign with his hometown team. He\u2019s already a two-time Super Bowl champion. He\u2019s tied with Ware for ninth in career sacks at 138.5. He\u2019s a Super Bowl\u00a0MVP and a three-time All-Pro. He was also named to the 2010 All-Decade Team, which almost assures you of earning a bust in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n Miller has basically done everything necessary as an elite pass rusher, other than play for his hometown team.<\/p>\n The Cowboys believe Miller, as one coach said, brings some juice to the pass rush. It\u2019s nothing against current players Donovan Ezeiruaku, Rashan Gary and Malachi Lawrence, among others.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t have enough rushers in this league,\u201d Jones said. \u201cIt\u2019s a long season and certainly to put him, Ezeiruaku, Gary, Malachi is having a hell of a camp. There is James Houston and Sam [Williams] and we\u2019ve got a good group of guys. But I just feel like between Coach [Brian] Schottenheimer, [defensive coordinator] Christian [Parker], Jerry, myself, that this was the right thing for us.\u201d<\/p>\n The Cowboys have been working on upgrading the pass rush most of the\u00a0offseason. They couldn\u2019t complete a trade for Maxx Crosby<\/a> of the Las Vegas Raiders. The front office moved on and acquired Gary in a trade with the Green Bay Packers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Jadeveon Clowney, who led the team in sacks last season, wasn\u2019t a scheme fit. So he signed with the Houston Texans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n