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Steven Miller
No. 10
Date of birth (1991-03-23) March 23, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthPlainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusInternational
Position(s)RB
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
US 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

Steven Miller (born March 23, 1991) is an American former professional football running back who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League from 2014 to 2015. He was also a member of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.

Early career

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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

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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

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  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 (October 28, 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 June 21, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "STEVEN MILLER". Appalachian State Mountaineers. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Blevins, Dave (2012). College Football Awards: All National and Conference Winners Through 2010. McFarland. p. 471. ISBN 9780786490806. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  5. ^ "Northeast Football Conference History". Northeast Football Conference. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Yuille, Sean (May 17, 2013). "Lions undrafted free agents: Steven Miller scouting report". Pride of Detroit. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "Steven Miller". Detroit Lions. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
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