Jamir Miller

Jamir Malik Miller (born November 19, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning consensus All-American honors. A first-round pick in the 1994 NFL draft, he played professionally for the Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns of the NFL.

Early life Miller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from El Cerrito High School in El Cerrito, California, where he played for the El Cerrito Gauchos high school football team.

College career Miller attended UCLA, where he played for the UCLA Bruins football team from 1991 through 1993. As a junior in 1993, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, after which he decided to forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the NFL Draft. He finished his college career with 35 tackles for loss and 23.5 quarterback sacks.

Professional career

The Arizona Cardinals selected Miller in the first round (tenth pick overall) of the 1994 NFL draft. He played for the Cardinals from to . He played for the Cleveland Browns from to . He attempted to rehab the injury and return the following year, but a middling April 2003 workout (by his admission) and advice from his doctors convinced him to announce his retirement on May 16.

Up until 2007, he was the only Browns player to be selected to the Pro Bowl since the team re-entered the NFL in 1999. In 2007, seven Browns players were nominated to the 2008 Pro Bowl.

Miller was one of four linebackers selected to the Associated Press All-Pro team in 2001. (The other 3 were Jason Gildon, Brian Urlacher, and Ray Lewis.)

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1994 ARI 16 0 19 16 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1995 ARI 10 9 52 29 23 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 26 0 1996 ARI 16 16 92 55 37 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 1 1997 ARI 16 16 91 58 33 5.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1998 ARI 16 16 113 82 31 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1999 CLE 15 15 118 94 24 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 CLE 16 16 85 64 21 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 CLE 16 16 101 83 18 13.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Career 121 104 671 481 190 36.0 2 0 0 0 9 5 52 1

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1998 ARI 2 2 13 11 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 2 2 13 11 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0