The Rams weren’t the only team in pursuit. The Cardinals and Cowboys also chased Von Miller before the trade deadline, according to Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com. 
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Miller is on track for free agency this spring, so the Cowboys and Cardinals could get another shot at him soon. However, the Rams are working diligently to make sure that can’t happen — they’re already discussing a new deal for the 11th-year pro.
“We’re actually looking at this from a standpoint of how soon can he help us, can he help us if we’re fortunate enough to continue going and make the 2021 tournament, how can he help us there,” Rams GM Les Snead said last week. “And then there’s a long-term vision for Von as well.”
The Cardinals surely could have used the future Hall of Famer after losing defensive end J.J. Watt to injury. Now, they’ll have to see him on the other side of the ball, with their first meeting in Week 14. The Cowboys, who don’t have the Rams on the regular season docket, clearly lacked pressure against the Miller-less Broncos today.
Miller, 32, has 110.5 sacks to his credit, more than any other active player in the NFL. He’s only notched 4.5 sacks so far this year, and he won’t dress for tonight’s game against Tennessee, but he can start adding to that total next week against SF.
Not surprising on Arizona’s count, maybe mildly so for Dallas. The Cardinals, Bucs, and Rams have been scrambling to acquire every Pro Bowler they can. But on top of that, Vance Joseph has familiarity with Miller. I’d hazard a guess that the Rams’ defensive schemes have a little more in common with the Broncos’ at the end of the day, though.
Cowboys are missing pass rush with Lawrence out for at least 3 more weeks.
Yeah, Miller would be better as a standing player though I think, but not extremely surprising that Dallas wants some help. Just slightly so that they’d be willing to give up decent draft picks for a one year rental with only three more games of Lawrence on the injury list.
It’s a tiny bit ironic, given the Ware to Denver transition that also impacted Von Miller’s development. If Dallas did the deal, though, I doubt they would have retained Miller long term, which is why I’d be mildly surprised if they had succeeded in trading for him.
I’m glad Dallas passed, and didn’t give up 2nd and 3rd rd draft picks