Von Miller faced a binary choice about where to play during the 2025 NFL season after being released by the Buffalo Bills.
As the legendary pass rusher tells it, he received two contract offers for the 2025 campaign. One was from the Washington Commanders, where he ultimately signed and racked up nine sacks across 17 games.
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Miller’s other offer came from the Seattle Seahawks, who went on to win Super Bowl 60 over the New England Patriots.
Seattle’s success has left Miller ruing his decision not to join the Seahawks.
“Obviously, I picked the wrong team on that one,” Miller told Steve Smith and James Palmer on their “89” podcast.
Miller further detailed he “understood how good the Seattle Seahawks were” after visiting the team. He called Seattle’s defense “really good” and sung the praises of Seattle’s assistant head coach Leslie Frazier – who served as the Bills’ defensive coordinator in 2022, Miller’s first and best season with the team.
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So, what led Miller to choose the Commanders over the Seahawks?
“For me, with the Washington Commanders, I just felt like Jayden Daniels was poised for another great season,” Miller explained. “His rookie season went all the way to the NFC championship, and last year, he got hit with injuries, not just at the quarterback position, but all over the place. And those are some of the things that you just can’t calculate on teams.”
Indeed, Washington’s injury issues proved problematic to their chances of taking the step forward many predicted. Notably, Daniels started just seven games with a variety of injuries, a fact that contributed to the Commanders’ 5-12 overall record.
So, with better luck, Miller may have had a better chance to compete for another championship. As such, he’s trying not to dwell too much on the opportunity he missed to be a part of the Seahawks’ Super Bowl-winning squad.
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“It would have been three teams, three different teams with three Super Bowls,” Miller said, referencing a hypothetical situation where he ended up with the Seahawks. “But that’s just how it’s supposed to be.”
Now, Miller’s focus will be on finding a home for the 2026 NFL season. The 37-year-old remains unsigned with training camp looming, but his résumé – which includes 138.5 all-time sacks, three All-Pro first-team appearances and a Super Bowl 50 MVP – should help him land a role as a rotational edge rusher.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Von Miller regrets picking Commanders over Seahawks in 2025 free agency
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