Signing Von Miller in 2026 isn't as exciting as it would've been five or seven years ago, but even at 37 years old, the future Hall of Famer has plenty to offer the Dallas Cowboys.
First order of business? Negotiate a deal with Hunter Luepke for the No. 40 jersey. Check. The Cowboys announced a host of jersey changes on Thursday. Luepke, who will wear No. 30 this season, is now a part-owner of Greener Pastures Chicken, as Miller revealed.
But that wasn't Miller's biggest disclosure in his brief media availability. He wants to work in the Cowboys' front office when he retires (h/t Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com).
"Whether it’s director of pro personnel, team president, assistant GM, GM," Miller said. "… I want to be in the front office, in any capacity. Will [McClay] has done an incredible job of fanning that flame and giving me a chance to live a triple dream here with the Dallas Cowboys."
Well, alright then.
Von Miller wants to work in the Cowboys' front office when he retires
We'll tell you right now that Miller isn’t becoming the Cowboys’ general manager in this lifetime. If Jerry Jones wouldn’t hand that title to Troy Aikman, he’s certainly not giving it to a player who barely has a footprint in Dallas.
Jones certainly won't hand total personnel authority to a late-career addition, especially with an ego that prefers to keep the front-office spotlight strictly on himself.
Team president and assistant GM may be off the table, too, but you have to admire Miller's ambition to see that his overdue Cowboys homecoming a permanent one.
Not to get morbid, but the status quo in Dallas isn't likely to change while Jerry Jones is still with us. Stephen will be more willing to rock the boat. Just because Stephen has spent the past 30-plus years working under Jerry doesn't mean he wants to run the franchise like him.
That may open the door for Miller, but Jerry should be open-minded here regardless.
This isn't the first time Miller has expressed a desire to enter a front office role after he retires. It's not like his joining the Cowboys sparked the idea. It's something he's given a lot of thought.
It's easy to envision Von Miller working in an NFL front office
Miller’s comments since arriving in Dallas have predominantly focused on developmental and organizational success rather than personal production. He said his top objective was helping everyone around him and has openly embraced being a mentor. He has an obvious interest in mentoring and evaluating players. That's important.
A two-time Super Bowl champ, Miller has also what it takes to reach the mountaintop. As a well-traveled vet who’s playing for his fifth team, he’s witnessed many different approaches -- some good, some bad -- to roster construction.
Nobody is saying that Miller would make a good executive. Not many players have gone on to be successful in front-office work. Having said that, you don’t have to squint to envision Miller working in an NFL front office after his playing career.
Maybe he’d be better off as an assistant coach, but the hunger is there, and he has inarguable respect and gratitude for Cowboys VP of player personnel Will McClay.
As long as Jerry Jones is still calling the shots, though, Miller will have to look outside the 83-year-old's domain for a seat at the table.
But this won't be the last we hear of Miller's desire to join the Dallas higher-ups.
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