Shareef Miller
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
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| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1997|3|14|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 255
| high_school = George Washington (Philadelphia)
| college = Penn State (2015–2018)
| draftyear = 2019
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 138
| pastteams =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2019}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2020}})
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- New Orleans Breakers ({{USFL Year|2022}})
- Seattle Sea Dragons ({{XFL Year|2023}})
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Shareef Abdul Miller (born March 14, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Penn State and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Early life
A 3 star recruit, Miller held offers from 26 different schools, including Florida, Miami (FL), Nebraska, Oregon, and Tennessee among others. On January 25, 2015, he committed to Penn State.{{College athlete recruit start|40=No|collapse=no|year=2015}}
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College career
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !G !Tackles !TFL !Sacks !FF !FR |
| 2015
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| 2016
|9 |22 |5 |1.5 |1 |0 |
| 2017
|13 |37 |11.5 |5.5 |0 |1 |
| 2018
|12 |41 |15 |7.5 |0 |1 |
| Total
|34 |100 |31.5 |14.5 |1 |2 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 1/2
| weight = 254
| dash = 4.69
| ten split = 1.64
| twenty split = 2.75
| shuttle = 4.45
| vertical = 29.5
| bench = 17
| arm span = 33 5/8
| hand span = 10 1/8
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| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/shareef-miller/32004d49-4c37-3761-a7aa-6aba5fc8a5bd |title=Shareef Miller Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=September 20, 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1002912&DraftYear=2019 |title=2019 Draft Scout Shareef Miller, Penn State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=December 14, 2022}}
}}
=Philadelphia Eagles (first stint)=
Miller was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round (138th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.{{cite web | last=Flounders | first=Bob | title=Is Penn State pass rusher Shareef Miller’s college production a sign of things to come in the NFL? | website=pennlive | date=2019-04-23 | url=https://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/2019/04/is-penn-state-pass-rusher-shareef-millers-college-production-a-sign-of-things-to-come-in-the-nfl.html | access-date=2024-10-16}}{{cite web|title=Eagles select DE Shareef Miller in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-select-de-shareef-miller-in-the-fourth-round-of-the-2019-nfl-draft|author=McPherson, Chris|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=April 27, 2019}} On September 5, 2020, Miller was waived by the Eagles before the start of the 2020 season.{{cite web|title=Eagles announce initial 53-man roster|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-initial-53-man-roster|author=McPherson, Chris|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=September 5, 2020}}
=Carolina Panthers=
On September 6, 2020, Miller was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers.{{cite web|title=Panthers claim three players off waivers|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-claim-three-players-off-waivers|author=Simmons, Myles|website=Panthers.com|date=September 6, 2020}} He was waived on October 3, 2020.{{cite web|title=Panthers activate Eli Apple from reserve/injured list|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-activate-eli-apple-from-reserve-injured-list|author=Simmons, Myles|website=Panthers.com|date=October 3, 2020}}
=Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)=
The Eagles signed Miller to their practice squad on October 19, 2020.{{cite news |author=McPherson, Chris |title=Eagles sign DE Shareef Miller to the practice squad |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-sign-de-shareef-miller-to-the-practice-squad |website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |date=October 19, 2020 |accessdate=November 1, 2020}} He was released on December 1, 2020.{{cite news |author=McPherson, Chris |title=Eagles promote S Grayland Arnold; waive S Will Parks |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-promote-grayland-arnold-waive-will-parks |website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |date=December 1, 2020 |accessdate=January 9, 2021}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On January 6, 2021, Miller signed a reserve/future contract with the Arizona Cardinals.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Sign Five More Players To 'Futures' Deals|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-sign-five-more-players-to-futures-deals|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=January 6, 2021}} He was waived on June 7, 2021.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Bring Back Defensive Lineman Xavier Williams|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-bring-back-xavier-williams|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=June 7, 2021}}
=Atlanta Falcons=
On June 17, 2021, Miller signed with the Atlanta Falcons.{{cite web|title=Falcons sign four free agents|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-sign-four-free-agents|website=AtlantaFalcons.com|date=June 17, 2021}} On August 24, the Falcons released Miller.{{cite web|title= Falcons sign QB Josh Rosen, release five others|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-sign-qb-josh-rosen-release-five-others |website=AtlantaFalcons.com|date=August 24, 2021}}
=New Orleans Breakers=
On March 10, 2022, Miller was drafted by the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League.{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/usfl/usfl-draft-supplemental-pick-results |title=USFL Draft 2022: Supplemental Draft Pick-By-Pick Results |date=March 10, 2022 |publisher=Fox Media LLC |work=www.foxsports.com |access-date=March 11, 2022}} He was transferred to the team's inactive roster on May 12 with a hamstring injury.{{cite tweet |user=USFLBreakers |title=Transferred to inactive roster |number=1524944498920304640 |date=May 12, 2022 |access-date=May 14, 2022}}{{cite tweet |user=USFLBreakers |title=Game Status Report |number=1524943048777404416 |date=May 12, 2022 |access-date=May 14, 2022}} He was moved back to the active roster on May 21.{{cite tweet |user=USFLBreakers |title=Roster Updates |number=1528053715667521537 |date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=May 24, 2022}}
=Seattle Sea Dragons=
The Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL selected Miller in the fourth round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023.{{cite web |title=Supplemental Draft Picks 2023 |url=https://www.xfl.com/supplemental-draft-2023 |website=XFL.com |access-date=January 2, 2023}} He was released on August 17, 2023.{{Cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://gopsusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1379 Penn State Nittany Lions bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Philadelphia
Category:American football defensive ends
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Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:Carolina Panthers players
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
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