Cowboys’ Von Miller secures desired No. 40 from teammate with rare compensation that could last a lifetime

FRISCO, Texas — Future Hall of Fame edge rusher Von Miller is living out a childhood dream by suiting up for his hometown Dallas Cowboys in his 16th NFL season in 2026. Part of that dream involved Miller wearing No. 40 on his jersey because that's what he wore playing high school football in DeSoto and playing college football at Texas A&M. He also donned No. 40 in his stops with the Los Angeles Rams (2021) and Buffalo Bills (2022-2024).

The one problem with Miller's desire for No. 40 in Dallas is that fullback Hunter Luepke owned that number for the last three seasons since he came to the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. That's why Miller had his arm wrapped around Luepke walking into the locker room after a morning practice on Tuesday.

The two came to an agreement for Miller to acquire No. 40 and for Luepke to change his jersey number to No. 30 on Thursday. What got the deal over the finish line? Miller gave Luepke equity in his chicken farm company, Greener Pastures Chicken.

"It was great. You got to give Hunter a great shoutout. He's learned from the best negotiators here with the…

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