Josh Miller

Joshua Harris Miller (born April 14, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL).

Miller played college football for the Arizona Wildcats, and was a first-team All-American in 1992. He was signed by the Baltimore Stallions of the CFL as an undrafted free agent in 1994. Miller was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans of the NFL, and played in 168 games in his NFL career. After his playing career, he became a football analyst.

Early life Miller, who is Jewish, attended East Brunswick High School and East Brunswick Jewish Center (EBJC) in East Brunswick, New Jersey. In East Brunswick High School he was an All-State pick in football (playing wide receiver, in addition to handling the duties of punting where he still holds some career records) and track (as a high jumper), as well as playing guard in basketball.

Miller was a high school classmate and football teammate of The Young Turks founder and CEO, Cenk Uygur.

College career

Scottsdale Community College Miller attended Scottsdale Community College for two years and was a letterman in football with the Fighting Artichokes. He was a two-time All-Western States Football League pick at punter.

Arizona Miller transferred to the University of Arizona and was a two-year letterman in football. He was an All-Pacific-10 Conference selection and an All-America selection as a senior.

In Super Bowl XXXIX, Miller had two notable punts, one to the Eagles' 7-yard line and another that pinned the Eagles back at their own 4-yard line with just 46 seconds left in the game.

In his career with the Patriots, Miller played in 42 straight regular season games, before being placed on injured reserve on November 24, 2006. Miller was released on August 16, 2007.

Tennessee Titans On September 21, 2007, Miller signed with the Tennessee Titans due to injuries to Craig Hentrich, and made his debut against New Orleans Saints on September 24, 2007. On December 17, 2007, the Titans released him. He was later re-signed by the Titans on May 23, 2008, only to be released again on August 19, 2008.

The Titans re-signed Miller four games into the 2008 regular season on October 4, 2008. The team released quarterback Chris Simms to make room for Miller on the roster, but two days later Miller was released again as Simms was re-signed.

NFL career statistics Legend Won the Super Bowl Led the league Bold Career high

Year Team Punting Punts 1996 PIT 12 55 2,256 1,848 61 41.0 33.6 0 18 8 1997 PIT 16 64 2,729 2,238 72 42.6 35.0 0 17 11 1998 PIT 16 81 3,530 2,980 73 43.6 36.8 0 34 12 1999 PIT 16 84 3,795 3,203 75 45.2 38.1 0 27 10 2000 PIT 16 90 3,944 3,413 67 43.8 37.5 1 34 8 2001 PIT 16 59 2,505 2,095 64 42.5 34.9 1 23 5 2002 PIT 14 55 2,267 1,821 62 41.2 32.5 1 14 5 2003 PIT 16 84 3,521 3,062 72 41.9 36.0 1 27 8 2004 NWE 16 56 2,350 1,885 69 42.0 33.7 0 19 5 2005 NWE 16 76 3,431 2,946 59 45.1 38.3 1 22 4 2006 NWE 10 43 1,848 1,539 62 43.0 35.8 0 12 7 2007 TEN 1 3 121 111 52 40.3 37.0 0 1 0 Career 165 750 32,297 27,141 75 43.1 35.9 5 248 83

Post-NFL career Miller joined KDKA-FM in Pittsburgh as an analyst on July 13, 2010 and also provides commentary for its sister television station KDKA-TV. He co-hosted The Fan Morning Show with Colin Dunlap and Jim Colony until April 2018. Miller is the president and co-founder of GELSPORT. As part of GELSPORT, Miller and Silver created a line of weighted training aids for hockey, lacrosse, and golf.