Miller urged the AFL Commission to accept the Tigers' bid to rookie list injured defender Graham Polak, which could pave the way for Richmond to have a second pick at the pre-season draft.
Richmond is making no official comment on how such a pick would then be utilised but, having done some consultancy work with Cousins' manager Ricky Nixon since his departure from the club, Miller was of the opinion that Cousins would be a good fit at Punt Road.
"I rang Rick's office a couple of days ago and he said 'look there's still hope' … Having spent a bit of time with Rick recently, I hope that Ben does get picked up and given an opportunity and I think it would be fantastic if Richmond do that," Miller told Melbourne radio station SEN.
Both Richmond and Nixon's management company, Flying Start, remained tight-lipped on the subject and declined the opportunity to comment when contacted on Thursday morning.
The Tigers released a statement on Wednesday night which read, in part:
"The Richmond Football Club does not want to pre-empt the decision of [the] AFL commission and as such will not be making comment about potential draft selections until a decision is handed down next Monday."
Miller believed the Tigers had a mix of expertise and personalities that would benefit Cousins in a return to League football.
"I think that Terry Wallace is a very upfront and honest person and he'll be able to talk with him and work with him and senior players like Kane Johnson and Nathan Brown would assist him greatly," he said.
Cousins' bid to return to AFL appeared to be in tatters after the three clubs - St Kilda, Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions - who had publicly stated their interest in recruiting him passed him over at the national draft and then decided not to pursue the former Eagle in the pre-season draft.
Not so according to Miller who said that "word from inside the Ricky Nixon camp is that there are a few clubs still interested and Richmond is one of them."
Miller maintained that the Brownlow Medallist and premiership player had done all the hard work and was ready to resume his decorated career after a year on the sidelines recuperating from a drug addiction.
"I've had a bit to do with it having spent a couple of months in Ricky Nixon's office in another area, so I got daily updates of how he was going and spoke to Rick about it many times.
"I think he is [worth the risk]."
"He's had a few problems in the last couple of months – about four or five months ago – but he's certainly giving it his every effort and a football club can finish that rehabilitation and really assist him.
"Give him a chance and I think he won't let you down."
