(KBTX) – For NFL superstar and former Texas A&M standout Von Miller, signing with the Dallas Cowboys isn\u2019t just another contract in a storied, Hall of Fame-worthy career.<\/p>\n
It is a homecoming.<\/p>\n
And, as the DeSoto, Texas native put it during his opening press conference, it is a \u201cdream within a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, it\u2019s really cool,\u201d Miller said when asked about playing for his hometown team. \u201cIt\u2019s like that movie Inception, like a dream within a dream. You know, I always wanted to play in the National Football League, and then you play for the Dallas Cowboys. You know, we\u2019re just going deep. We\u2019re going deep with it. Year 16, dream within a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n
Manifesting the Star<\/p>\n
Miller spent the offseason keeping fans and media talking by dropping hints on social media with various jerseys, including the Cowboys\u2019 iconic star. While he joked that \u201csocial media is not a real place,\u201d he admitted there was a method to the madness.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt kind of worked out how it was supposed to,\u201d Miller said. \u201cIt was just a way to keep media and the fans talking about me throughout the offseason while I was a free agent. But it did work out.\u201d<\/p>\n
The connection to Dallas runs deep. For the past three years, Miller has trained at the Elite Performance and Sports Academy, located right across the street from the Cowboys\u2019 practice facility, the Star in Frisco. Driving by every day, the pull of his hometown team was impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t help but feel it,\u201d Miller said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t like, \u2018I\u2019m training here, so I\u2019ll be a Cowboy\u2019\u2014that was never the thought\u2014but you can\u2019t help but feel it… It\u2019s just always been a thought.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, that thought is a reality, cemented by advice from Cowboys legend DeMarcus Ware, a long-time mentor who talked to Miller about the franchise even during their championship run together in Denver.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told me about the Cowboys,\u201d Miller said. \u201cI\u2019m very familiar with how things go, whether that\u2019s with DeMarcus or just living in Dallas my whole entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Ultimate Teammate<\/p>\n
At age 37, critics and pundits have debated what Miller has left in the tank. But the two-time Super Bowl champion is quick to shut down any doubts about his value. For Miller, his impact goes far beyond the box score.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can still play football,\u201d Miller asserted. \u201cWhen it comes to being a great teammate, like, if it was a Hall of Fame for that, I\u2019m going to the Hall of Fame first ballot… I\u2019m probably the best teammate that ever played in the National Football League.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miller explained his unique ability to elevate those around him, a skill he learned from legends like Peyton Manning, Aaron Donald, and Andrew Whitworth. He believes he can help Dallas win \u201c10 to 15 plays\u201d a game without even stepping onto the field, purely through his football IQ, preparation, and leadership.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy ability to get people around me to play at a level that they wouldn\u2019t normally play at\u2014like, I don\u2019t think nobody does that like me,\u201d Miller said. \u201cWhether it\u2019s the defensive coordinator, defensive line, young guys… I can contribute in so many different ways to win games. And that\u2019s not even talking about the type of player that I still believe that I am.\u201d<\/p>\n
He recalled how Donald credited him with key adjustments during their Super Bowl run with the Los Angeles Rams. \u201cI really love the locker room… I plant those seeds with everybody,\u201d Miller said. \u201cMy love to help guys improve and help the whole organization improve, and really just be that drop of oil in the water that changes the whole chemistry\u2014that\u2019s what I take pride in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bringing a Championship Home<\/p>\n
The signing has also unified a household. Miller joked that his mother has historically not been a Cowboys fan, but this year is different.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be the first year where everybody\u2019s unified on one team,\u201d Miller smiled. \u201cSo it\u2019s pretty cool to have everybody in blue.\u201d<\/p>\n
It also allows his five-year-old son, Valor, to watch his dad play in the city where Miller\u2019s own love for the game began. One of Miller\u2019s core memories is watching his father scream with joy in their living room during a Cowboys game when he was just four or five years old.<\/p>\n
Now, Miller has the chance to create those same core memories for a new generation of Dallas fans. Having won championships in Denver and Los Angeles, Miller knows exactly what a Super Bowl would mean to the starved Cowboys faithful.<\/p>\n
\u201cDallas Cowboys fans are in that same type of stream [as Buffalo and Denver],\u201d Miller said. \u201cThe fans here are die-hard fans. And if we\u2019re able to do that, if we\u2019re able to have a successful season and win the Super Bowl… it\u2019d be crazy in Dallas. It\u2019d be a holiday as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for his jersey number? His signature No. 58 is a \u201cDenver thing,\u201d and No. 40 is currently worn by Cowboys linebacker Hunter Luepke. Ever the team guy, Miller is already negotiating.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did make some offers to him already that he can\u2019t really come off of,\u201d Miller joked. \u201cI think, you know, a lifetime supply of chicken. I\u2019d do it. Whatever it takes to make it happen… I\u2019m here to win games, I\u2019m here to win a Super Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n
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