Steven Miller (gridiron football)

Steven Miller (born March 23, 1991) is a Canadian football running back who is currently a free agent. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League from 2014 to 2015. He also played American football for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.

Not to be confused with Steve Miller (American football).
Steven Miller
No. 10     Free agent
Born: (1991-03-23) March 23, 1991
Plainfield, New Jersey
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)RB
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
CollegeAppalachian State
High schoolPiscataway Township
Career history
As player
2013–2014Detroit Lions*
2014–2015Saskatchewan Roughriders
2015Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
*Pre-season and/or practice squad member only
Career stats

Early career

Miller grew up in Piscataway, New Jersey and attended Piscataway Township High School where he played high school football for the Chiefs, graduating in 2009.[1] In 2008, he ran for 1,322 yards and 20 touchdowns.[2] The Chiefs won the 2008 North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 championship in his senior year.[3]

Miller played college football for Nassau Community College in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, he won Northeast JC Football Conference Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year and helped lead Nassau to the conference championship.[4][5] He recorded 1,180 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in his final year with Nassau. In 2011, he transferred to Appalachian State where he played for the Mountaineers.[3] In his senior year, he rushed for over 1,368 yards on 239 carries and 11 touchdowns. Additionally, he recorded 34 receptions for 377 yards and an additional four touchdowns.[6]

Professional career

In April 2013, Miller was signed to the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent.[6] He spent 2013 on the Lions' practice squad, and was cut in 2014 after playing in three preseason games.[7]

Miller was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in October 2014. He played in two regular season games and a post-season game. In the regular season, he ran for 68 yards on 12 carries and acted as a kickoff returner.[3]

References
  1. Stanmyre, Matthew. "Piscataway High School a prolific pipeline for Division 1 football programs", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 6, 2009, updated February 17, 2010. Accessed September 26, 2018. "Rutgers' Marvin Booker, left, and Nassau's Steven Miller, right, both recent Piscataway graduates, return for a skills day with the high school's football team.... RB Steven Miller, Nassau CC, 2009"
  2. Haley, John (28 October 2012). "Piscataway head coach Dan Higgins gets a clean bill of health, Nadir Barnwell expected to return; Piscataway finds 2013 QB; More P-Way news". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. "STEVEN MILLER". Appalachian State Mountaineers. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. Blevins, Dave (2012). College Football Awards: All National and Conference Winners Through 2010. McFarland. p. 471. ISBN 9780786490806. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. "Northeast Football Conference History". Northeast Football Conference. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  6. Yuille, Sean (17 May 2013). "Lions undrafted free agents: Steven Miller scouting report". Pride of Detroit. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  7. "Steven Miller". Detroit Lions. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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