Jim Miller (quarterback)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Jim Miller | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 9, 1971 |
| Place of birth |  Grosse Pointe, Michigan |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Michigan State |
| NFL Draft | 1994 / Round 6/ Pick 178 |
| Stats | |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1994-1996 1997 1998-2002 2003 2004 2005 |
Pittsburgh Steelers Atlanta Falcons Chicago Bears Tampa Bay Buccaneers New England Patriots New York Giants |
Jim Miller (born February 9, 1971 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan) is an NFL quarterback, last under contract to the New York Giants. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 178th overall. He was born February 9, 1971 in Grosse Pointe, MI. 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.
Miller never played an entire game at quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1994-1996) and never took a snap with the Atlanta Falcons (1997). It was not until 1999, his second year with the Chicago Bears, that Miller's playing time began to increase. Eventually, Miller earned the starting job and was instrumental in the Bears brief playoff-run in 2001 - their first berth since 1994. With the second-best record in the NFC (behind the St. Louis Rams), the Chicago Bears were awarded a bye. On January 19, 2002, the Chicago Bears met the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional Playoffs with Jim Miller at the helm. The game was fairly competitive until the final seconds of the first half when Eagles' defensive end Hugh Douglas delivered a hit to Miller that resulted in a separated shoulder. Shane Matthews replaced Jim Miller, but the Chicago Bears never recovered without their leader and succumbed to Philadelphia 33-19.
Miller would lose his starting job in 2002. Miller has not had a pass attempt since, but picked up a Super Bowl ring as the emergency quarterback for the 2004 New England Patriots. Before the 2005 season, he signed with the Giants, but was released after receiving an injury settlement. He is now a fill-in host for NFL Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio.
| Preceded by Neil O'Donnell |
Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Quarterbacks 1996 |
Succeeded by Mike Tomczak |
| Preceded by Cade McNown |
Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks 2001-2002 |
Succeeded by Kordell Stewart |
| Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks |
|---|
| Dressen • Conzelman • Driscoll • Molesworth • Masterson • Luckman • Lujack • Blanda • Brown • Bratkowski • Wade • Bukich • Concannon • Douglass • Huff • Avellini• Phipps • Evans • McMahon • Tomczak • Harbaugh • Walsh • Kramer • Krieg • Matthews • McNown • Miller • Chandler • Stewart • Hutchinson • Krenzel • Orton • Grossman |
