Von Miller looks back on 2025 decision, says he “picked the wrong team” by choosing the Commanders over the Seahawks

Von Miller is revisiting a pivotal offseason choice. In a recent interview, the veteran edge rusher said he had two contract offers during 2025 free agency and that, with hindsight, he regrets selecting the Washington Commanders over the Seattle Seahawks. The admission comes after Seattle went on to win Super Bowl 60, turning Miller’s “binary choice” into a career-footnote contrast between two very different outcomes.

Miller’s version of the timeline is straightforward. He said he signed with Washington and then, one year later, realized he missed a chance to be part of a Seahawks championship run. He also indicated he knew enough about Seattle’s quality after a visit, describing the defense as “really good” in the way he framed his assessment at the time, according to the reporting. He credited the Seahawks’ staff, including assistant head coach Leslie Frazier, for the defensive preparation he saw.

The decision, as Miller tells it, was not purely about team strength in the abstract. He pointed to the Commanders’ quarterback situation, saying he felt Washington had a key ceiling with Jayden Daniels after Daniels reached the NFC championship in his rookie season. Miller also described why that ceiling proved harder to cash in during the 2025 campaign, noting that injuries affected more than just the quarterback position, an element he said cannot be calculated when choosing a team.

On the field, Miller still delivered production for the Commanders despite the season going off track. Reported figures from the 2025 run credit him with nine sacks across 17 games, and the same coverage says he did so while playing about 37 percent of the defensive snaps. In other words, Washington did not get a full-time, down-the-line pass-rush workload from its veteran, but it still got results when he was on the field.

The contrast to Seattle’s outcome adds pressure to the way Miller’s comments will be read. The Seahawks’ championship matters because it turns an ordinary free-agency comparison into a measured hindsight evaluation. According to the reporting, Seattle also had a clear win profile when Miller compares the two offers, even as Washington entered 2025 with rising expectations led by a quarterback who had already shown playoff traction.

For Washington, Miller’s remarks are also a reminder that elite individual play can coexist with team-wide disappointment. His sack totals show the pass-rush floor remained there, but Washington’s broader struggles, including the quarterback availability issues Miller alluded to, help explain why the team did not make the jump many projected. Going forward, Washington’s offseason attention will likely remain on building a roster that can stay healthy and function consistently, because chasing a championship requires more than one proven edge rusher and more than flashes.

The immediate “what to watch” is not just whether Miller continues playing, but how both teams evaluate the lessons of that offseason gap. Seattle’s success will reinforce the internal pitch that defense, coaching continuity, and fit can align quickly. Washington, meanwhile, will be forced to translate quarterback potential and defensive talent into durability and execution over a full season, because that is the difference between being a contender and being a cautionary tale in the year-after story.