Future Hall of Fame pass rusher Von Miller is coming home, expected to join the Dallas Cowboys, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Miller, who attended DeSoto (Texas) High School before heading to Texas A&M, is entering his 15th season and has more sacks (138.5) than any other active player.
Miller hinted on social media more than a few times in the offseason about joining the Cowboys, even posting a picture of himself in a Cowboys uniform.
Now 37, Miller will be asked to be part of a pass-rush rotation that features Rashan Gary, Donovan Ezeiruaku, first-round pick Malachi Lawrence and potentially Sam Williams, James Houston and Marist Liufau.
Miller recorded nine sacks last season for the Washington Commanders -- his highest total since 2021 when he finished with 9.5 while splitting time with the Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Rams.
A first-round pick of the Broncos in 2011, Miller has been named to the Pro Bowl eight times and has been a first- or second-team All Pro seven times. He was the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2011 and twice finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting (2012, 2016).
At the start of training camp, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones hinted at possibly adding a significant piece to the defense. Last week, the team signed defensive tackle Quinnen Williams to a three-year, $105.9 million extension and is now adding Miller.
While Miller might not be the every-down player he was with the Broncos, the Cowboys believe he can be a difference-maker for new coordinator Christian Parker.
Parker and Miller were together in Denver for parts of one season before the pass rusher was dealt to Los Angeles, where he won his second Super Bowl ring. Miller was the MVP in Denver's Super Bowl 50 win in the 2015 season, pairing with former Cowboys Hall of Famer DeMarcus Ware.
Miller viewed Ware as a much-needed mentor in his time with the Broncos and perhaps he can serve the same for the young Cowboys pass rushers.
After half a season with the Rams, he signed with the Buffalo Bills as a free agent. He played three years with the Bills, though two of them were impacted by a torn ACL that caused him to miss the final five games of the 2022 season and the first four in '23.
Kristen Kish Demands Top Chef Boost Its Prize Money – Here’s Why
As the cost of groceries continues to rise, cooking in restaurants and at home has become more expensive. Kristen Kish, host of Top Chef, is well aware of this squeeze and wants the winners of the Bravo reality cooking show to be awarded more prize money for triumphing in the kitchen.
“I was just talking with some folks from Bravo, and I was like, ‘We need to increase the prize money.’ On my season, Season 10, it was $125,000. Now it’s $250,000, but with inflation, we should be creeping up near a million,” she said during a conversation at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees Studio. “Eggs are expensive these days. We need to like up the ante a little bit, but I do understand that it’s far more complicated than just saying give us a million bucks.”
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Kish landed an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program category for a third year in a row, one for each year she has been hosting the long-running series, having replaced Padma Lakshmi in Season 21.
She is, once again, up against The Traitors’ Alan Cumming in the category, ironic given that she brought her kitchen star power to the Peacock mystery competition series this year too.
Check out the Contenders conversation with Kish below and scroll down for photos from the event.
Kish said that every year she is nominated it feels “surreal” and “exciting.” “I feel really proud for myself, but there is no show if there are no chefs. I am so proud for everyone involved in making the show. It changes so many people’s lives in our industry,” she said.
This season, set in the Carolinas, it changed the life of Rhoda Magbitang, who grew up in the Philippines and worked in kitchens including Michelin-starred Mélisse, Suzanne Goin’s A.O.C., République and Bazaar by José Andrés before winning Season 23.
Much like Kish, when she was a contestant (and winner) on Season 10 of Top Chef, Magbitang had to go through Last Chance Kitchen to win.
“Coming out of Last Chance Kitchen, a lot of the chefs will say if you’ve been through it, you are reignited. You have a little extra. There is some kind of mental load reset. The worst thing has happened, which is [they] got already got kicked off. So, you relieve yourself of that pressure,” Kish said.
Kish has a more comforting style than many reality TV hosts. This season it showed when she comforted a distraught chef, Nana Araba Wilmot, who didn’t have time to plate her dish, and also dealt with an injured contestant.
“I feel like an older sister or a peer that maybe has been in that particular restaurant for a little bit of extra time where… I can make people feel a little bit more calm and hopefully more confident, while also still giving feedback that holds them accountable,” she said.
Top Chef, produced by Magical Elves, has already been renewed for Season 24. Kish wouldn’t give much away as to where it will be set. “I have heard rumblings. I have a general idea of where we’re going, and all I can say is I’m very, very excited for the entire plan,” she said.
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