Jim Miller (quarterback)

Jim Miller

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Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Date of birth:

February 9, 1971

Place of birth:

Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Career information

College:

Michigan State

NFL draft:

1994 / Round: 6 / Pick: 178

Career history

*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics

TD–INT:	36–31
Yards:	6,387
QB Rating:	75.2
Player stats at NFL.com

James Donald Miller (born February 9, 1971) is a former NFL quarterback, last under contract with the New York Giants. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 178th overall. Miller attended Waterford Kettering High School and graduated in 1989. He started as the Captain's Varsity quarterback his sophomore year and held that position through his senior year. Miller was also a star baseball player. He currently serves as an analyst on Bears Postgame Live on CSN Chicago, replacing former Chicago Bears legend Richard Dent in 2007 and also holds a communication position with the Bears. He is the current co-host of "Moving the Chains" along with Pat Kirwan on Sirius/XM radio on channel 88, NFL Radio. ^[1]

College career

Miller was a starting quarterback for the Michigan State Spartans for three years, beginning as a sophomore. As a senior, he led his team to the Liberty Bowl, where they lost, 18–7. He finished with a final record of 14–24.^[2]

Professional career

Miller never played an entire game as quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1994–1996) and never took a snap with the Atlanta Falcons (1997). It was not until 1999, in his second year with the Chicago Bears, that Miller earned a starting job. That promising season was cut short for Miller when he became the first quarterback to be suspended by the NFL for violation of its substance abuse policy. Miller contended he did not read the label on an over-the-counter dietary supplement containing the steroid nandrolone, a banned substance under the NFL's drug policy. He was suspended for four games at the end of the 1999 season and lost about $100,000 in pay.

Upon his return, Miller became established as the starter for the Bears' brief playoff run in 2001, their first berth since 1994. With the second-best record in the NFC and tied for the second-best record in the NFL along with the Pittsburgh Steelers at 13–3, the Chicago Bears were awarded a first-round bye. This was due in large part to the Bears top ranked defense as well as the ball control offense Miller led. On January 19, 2002, the Chicago Bears met the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional Playoffs with Jim Miller as quarterback. The game was fairly competitive until the final seconds of the first half when Eagles' defensive end Hugh Douglas delivered an illegal hit to Miller that resulted in a separated shoulder. Shane Matthews replaced Miller, who only threw 3 completions on 5 pass attempts with an interception in what was to become his lone playoff appearance. Eventually the Chicago Bears lost to Philadelphia 33–19.

Miller lost his position as starting quarterback in 2002. Although he did not make a pass attempt since, he received a Super Bowl ring as the backup quarterback for the 2004 New England Patriots. Before the 2005 season, he signed with the New York Giants but was released after receiving an injury settlement. He has been a host for Sirius NFL Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio and Chicago Bears Postgame on Comcast Sports Net in Chicago.^[3] In addition, he served as the color commentator for Michigan State University football radio broadcasts and hosts the weekly post-game call in show for MSU football until he took a communications position with the Bears, and was replaced by Jason Strayhorn.

Career stats

Year	Team	GP	Att	Com	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Rate
1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	56	32	57.1	397	2	5	53.9
1996	Pittsburgh Steelers	2	25	13	52.0	123	0	0	65.9
1999	Chicago Bears	5	174	110	63.2	1,242	7	6	83.5
2000	Chicago Bears	3	82	47	57.3	382	1	1	68.2
2001	Chicago Bears	14	395	228	57.7	2,299	13	10	74.9
2002	Chicago Bears	10	314	180	57.3	1,944	13	9	77.5
Career Totals		37	1,046	610	58.3	6,387	36	31	75.2

Key to Abbreviations
GP= Games Played
Att= Passes attempted
Com= Passes Completed
Pct= Completion percentage
Yds= Yards
TD= Touchdowns
Int= Interceptions
Rate= Passer rating

References

↑ Charboneau, Matt (2013-05-16). "Michigan State radio analyst Jim Miller takes job with Bears". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
↑ http://www.totalfootballstats.com/PlayerQB.asp?id=2739
↑ Jim Miller's profile at ESPN.com

Michigan State Spartans starting quarterbacks

Smith Juday Raye Feraco Triplett Rasmussen Mihaiu Baggett Smith Clark Leister Brown Yarema McAllister Enos Miller Banks Schultz Burke Van Dyke Smoker Dowdell Stanton Hoyer Cousins Nichol Maxwell Cook

Pittsburgh Steelers 1994 NFL draft selections

Charles Johnson Brentson Buckner Jason Gildon Bam Morris Ta'ase Faumui Myron Bell Gary Brown Jim Miller Eric Ravotti Brice Abrams

Frankfurt Galaxy starting quarterbacks

Mike Perez (1991–1992)
Alex Espinoza (1992)
Chris Cochrane (1992)
Jim Miller (1995)
Paul Justin (1995)
Steve Pelluer (1996–1997)
Chad May (1997)
Damon Huard (1998)
Jake Delhomme (1999)
Pat Barnes (1999–2000)
Ted White (2000)
Michael Bishop (2001)
Lionel Hayes (2001)
Kevin Thompson (2001)
Joe Hamilton (2002)
Bart Hendricks (2002)
James Brown (2003)
J. T. O'Sullivan (2004)
Kirk Farmer (2004)
Akili Smith (2005)
Kevin Eakin (2005)
Jeff Otis (2006)
Craig Ochs (2006)
J. T. O'Sullivan (2007)

Pittsburgh Pirates / Steelers starting quarterbacks

Tony Holm (1933)
Warren Heller (1934)
Johnny Gildea (1935–1937)
Ed Matesic (1936)
Max Fiske (1937–1938)
Frank Filchock (1938)
Byron White (1938)
Hugh McCullough (1939)
Billy Patterson (1940)
Boyd Brumbaugh (1941)
Coley McDonough (1941)
Bill Dudley (1942, 1945–1946)
Allie Sherman (1943)
Roy Zimmerman (1943)
John Grigas (1944)
John McCarthy (1944)
Buzz Warren (1945)
Johnny Clement (1947–1948)
Charley Seabright (1947)
Ray Evans (1948)
Joe Gasparella (1948)
Joe Geri (1949–1951)
Jim Finks (1949–1955)
Chuck Ortmann (1951)
Bill Mackrides (1953)
Ted Marchibroda (1956)
Jack Scarbath (1956)
Earl Morrall (1957–1958)
Len Dawson (1957)
Bobby Layne (1958–1962)
Rudy Bukich (1960–1961)
Ed Brown (1962–1964)
Bill Nelsen (1964–1967)
Tommy Wade (1965)
Ron C. Smith (1966)
George Izo (1966)
Kent Nix (1967–1968)
Dick Shiner (1968–1969)
Terry Hanratty (1969–1971, 1973–1974)
Terry Bradshaw (1970–1983)
Joe Gilliam (1973–1974)
Mike Kruczek (1976)
Mark Malone (1981, 1984–1987)
Cliff Stoudt (1983)
David Woodley (1984–1985)
Scott Campbell (1985)
Bubby Brister (1986, 1988–1992)
Steve Bono (1987)
Todd Blackledge (1988–1989)
Neil O'Donnell (1991–1995)
Mike Tomczak (1993–1996, 1999)
Jim Miller (1996)
Kordell Stewart (1997–2002)
Kent Graham (2000)
Tommy Maddox (2002–2004)
Ben Roethlisberger (2004–present)
Charlie Batch (2005–2007, 2010–2012)
Dennis Dixon (2009–2010)
Byron Leftwich (2012)
Michael Vick (2015)
Landry Jones (2015)

Decatur Staleys / Chicago Staleys / Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks

Pard Pearce (1920–1921)
Chuck Dressen (1920)
Jimmy Conzelman (1920)
Joey Sternaman (1922–1925, 1927–1929)
Johnny Bryan (1923)
Milton Romney (1926)
Paddy Driscoll (1926–1929)
Edward Sternaman (1927)
Carl Brumbaugh (1930–1936)
Keith Molesworth (1932–1936)
Bernie Masterson (1935–1940)
Ray Buivid (1937–1938)
Gene Ronzani (1937–1938, 1944–1945)
Sid Luckman (1939–1949)
Charlie O'Rourke (1942)
Bob Snyder (1943)
Johnny Long (1944)
Al Grygo (1945)
Tom Farris (1946)
Noah Mullins (1946–1948)
Mike Jarmoluk (1947)
Mike Holovak (1947)
Ed Sprinkle (1948)
Dick Flanagan (1948)
Johnny Lujack (1949–1951)
George Blanda (1949, 1952–1954)
Bob Perina (1949)
Steve Romanik (1951–1952)
Bob Williams (1952)
Zeke Bratkowski (1954, 1957–1960)
Ed Brown (1955–1961)
Bill Wade (1961–1965)
Rudy Bukich (1964–1966)
Jack Concannon (1967–1971)
Larry Rakestraw (1967–1968)
Bobby Douglass (1969–1975)
Virgil Carter (1968–1969)
Kent Nix (1971)
Gary Huff (1973–1975)
Bob Avellini (1975–1979, 1982, 1984)
Mike Phipps (1978–1980)
Vince Evans (1979–1981, 1983)
Jim McMahon (1982–1988)
Steve Fuller (1984–1986)
Rusty Lisch (1984)
Greg Landry (1984)
Mike Tomczak (1986–1990)
Doug Flutie (1986)
Mike Hohensee (1987)
Steve Bradley (1987)
Jim Harbaugh (1988–1993)
Peter Tom Willis (1992–1993)
Will Furrer (1992)
Steve Walsh (1994)
Erik Kramer (1994–1998)
Dave Krieg (1996)
Rick Mirer (1997)
Steve Stenstrom (1998)
Moses Moreno (1998)
Shane Matthews (1999–2000)
Cade McNown (1999–2000)
Jim Miller (1999–2002)
Chris Chandler (2002–2003)
Henry Burris (2002)
Kordell Stewart (2003)
Rex Grossman (2003–2008)
Craig Krenzel (2004)
Chad Hutchinson (2004)
Jonathan Quinn (2004)
Kyle Orton (2005, 2007–2008)
Brian Griese (2007)
Jay Cutler (2009–present)
Todd Collins (2010)
Caleb Hanie (2011)
Josh McCown (2011, 2013)
Jason Campbell (2012)
Jimmy Clausen (2014–2015)

New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXIX Champions

4 Adam Vinatieri 6 Rohan Davey 8 Josh Miller 10 Kevin Kasper 12 Tom Brady 13 Jim Miller 14 P. K. Sam 18 Cedric James 19 Ricky Bryant 21 Randall Gay 22 Asante Samuel 23 Omare Lowe 24 Ty Law 26 Eugene Wilson 27 Rabih Abdullah 28 Corey Dillon 29 Earthwind Moreland 30 Je'Rod Cherry 31 Hank Poteat 32 Kory Chapman 33 Kevin Faulk 34 Cedric Cobbs 35 Patrick Pass 37 Rodney Harrison 38 Tyrone Poole 39 Guss Scott 42 Dexter Reid 46 Zeron Flemister 47 Justin Kurpeikis 48 Tully Banta-Cain 49 Eric Alexander 50 Mike Vrabel 51 Don Davis 52 Ted Johnson 53 Larry Izzo 54 Tedy Bruschi 55 Willie McGinest 58 Matt Chatham 59 Rosevelt Colvin 61 Stephen Neal 63 Joe Andruzzi 64 Gene Mruczkowski 65 Lance Nimmo 66 Lonie Paxton 67 Dan Koppen 68 Tom Ashworth 69 Buck Rasmussen 70 Adrian Klemm 71 Russ Hochstein 72 Matt Light 74 Billy Yates 75 Vince Wilfork 76 Brandon Gorin 80 Troy Brown 81 Bethel Johnson 82 Daniel Graham 83 Deion Branch (MVP) 84 Benjamin Watson 85 Jed Weaver 86 David Patten 87 David Givens 88 Christian Fauria 90 Dan Klecko 91 Marquise Hill 93 Richard Seymour 94 Ty Warren 95 Roman Phifer 96 Rodney Bailey 97 Jarvis Green 98 Keith Traylor 99 Ethan Kelley

Head Coach: Bill Belichick

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