The Washington Commanders broke out in a massive way last season, coming within just one win of the Super Bowl before bowing out against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game. Now, they are making big moves to get back to that spot and take it a step further.

On Wednesday, the Commanders bolstered their pass rush by signing legendary edge rusher Von Miller to a contract in free agency, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

Miller even gave Commanders fans a sneak peek of him in the burgundy and gold in an Instagram post.

While Miller is past his prime, he is still very capable as a situational rusher and should give a big boost to a Washington pass rush that was a relative weakness last season.

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Miller likely won't be an every-down player at this stage of his career, but he still has the capability to be an impact player on third downs and in obvious passing situations. The Commanders had an elite offense last season, but Miller will help lift the defense closer and closer to that level.

Miller is an eight-time Pro Bowler and a three-time All-Pro who is headed to the Hall of Fame whenever he decides to hang up the cleats. For his career, he leads all active players with 129.5 sacks and 171 tackles for loss to go along with 27 forced fumbles.

The former Denver Broncos standout also has the championship experience to help lift this Commanders squad that is trying to get over that hump this fall. He has won two Super Bowls, in 2015 with the Broncos and in 2021 with the Los Angeles Rams, so he has been there and done that and should help out a pretty young and inexperienced squad.

Of course, Von Miller was named the MVP of Super Bowl 50 back during his time with the Broncos for his epic performance against the Carolina Panthers. While he isn't going to bring back performances like that on every down, a game like that one shows just how capable Miller is of swinging a playoff game with his ability to get after the quarterback.

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