Mike Miller (American football coach)
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Mike Miller (born April 9, 1970) is the
Early life
Miller graduated in 1988 from
Coaching career
Miller's first exposure to the professional sports scene was as a public relations intern. He held internships with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts. During this time, he also helped the scouting department and learned the inner workings of the coaching profession. He gained valuable experience in his first coaching opportunity as a running backs coach and graduate assistant at Robert Morris University where he coached under veteran NFL coaches Joe Walton and Dan Radakovich.
In 1999,
In 2007, Ken Whisenhunt was named as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and offered Miller a position on his staff. Like Mularkey, Whisenhunt first worked with Miller on the Steelers coaching staff.[2] Miller spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons as the wide receivers coach. In 2008, his top two receivers Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin were named to the Pro Bowl. Also in 2008, Fitzgerald, Boldin and Steve Breaston each gained over 1000 receiving yards, a feat only accomplished five times in NFL history. Miller was promoted to Arizona's pass game coordinator (2009–2010) and offensive coordinator (2011–2012). Miller helped the team reach Super Bowl XLIII in 2009.
Miller joined the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 2013 as the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach under the new head coach Dan Hawkins. The Alouettes were the first offense in CFL history to have four starting quarterbacks each record two wins in a season.
In 2014, Miller became the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and receivers coach for
Following a two-year stint as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Robert Morris (2016–2017), Miller served in 2018 as defensive coordinator and defensive line coach
On January 19, 2022, it was announced that Miller had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team's quarterbacks coach,[4] overseeing veteran starter McLeod Bethel-Thompson and backup quarterbacks Chad Kelly and Ben Holmes. Under Miller, Bethel-Thompson threw for a CFL-high 4,731 passing yards during the regular CFL season and helped lead the Argos to an upset victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 109th Grey Cup. Backup Kelly was also critical in helping lead the Argos to the championship win by stepping in for the injured Bethel-Thompson in the fourth quarter to lead the Argo's on their game winning scoring drive.
References
- ^ Bouchette, Ed (April 12, 2007). "PG East: Plum graduate earns NFL job". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
- ^ "Plum native coaches Cards' receivers". Valley New Dispatch. January 31, 2009. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- XFL. September 20, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Argos announce 2022 coaching staff". Toronto Argonauts. January 19, 2022.