Wyatt Miller
{{Short description|American football player (born 1995)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|10|23}}
| birth_place = Douglas, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 298
| high_school = Coffee (GA)
| college = UCF
| undraftedyear = 2019
| pastteams =
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2019}})
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
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- Colley Matrix national champion (2017)
- 2× Second-team All-AAC (2017, 2018)
| pfr = MillWy00
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Wyatt Miller (born October 23, 1995) is an American former football offensive tackle. He played college football at the University of Central Florida. He was a member of eight NFL teams but never appeared in a game.
Early life
Miller attended Coffee High School. As a junior, he played tight end and registered only one reception for 17 yards. As a senior, he was moved to offensive tackle and was selected to the All-Region first-team.{{Cite web |title=UCF profile |url=https://ucfknights.com/sports/football/roster/wyatt-miller/7760 |access-date=August 14, 2019}}
He lettered four years in baseball and one year in basketball. As a senior, he was a first baseman and hit for a .330 average, while receiving All-region honors.
College career
Miller accepted a football scholarship from the University of Central Florida. As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in 10 games, starting 8 contests at right tackle. As a sophomore, we was named the starter at right tackle and appeared in 13 games. As a junior, he started 13 games at right tackle. He was part of the team that went undefeated.
As a senior, he was named the starter at left tackle and appeared in 13 games. He finished his college career after playing in 49 games with 47 starts.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 1/2
| weight = 302
| dash = 5.37
| ten split = 1.82
| twenty split = 3.06
| shuttle = 4.78
| cone drill = 8.00
| vertical = 26.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 5
| bench = 14
| arm span = 34 3/4
| hand span = 9 3/4
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=131901&DraftYear=2019 |title=Wyatt Miller, Central Florida, OG, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=March 16, 2022}}
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=New York Jets=
Miller was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent after the 2019 NFL draft on May 10.{{Cite web |title=Jets Sign 16 Undrafted Free Agents |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-agree-to-terms-with-16-undrafted-free-agents |access-date=August 14, 2019}} He was waived on August 31.{{Cite web |title=Jets cuts tracker: Here are all the players they released to get to initial 53-man roster |url=https://www.nj.com/jets/2019/08/2019-nfl-roster-cuts-live-updates-as-jets-cut-down-to-53-latest-news-rumors-speculation-8312019.html |access-date=August 14, 2019}}
=Cincinnati Bengals=
=Dallas Cowboys=
On December 24, 2019, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys from the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad, to take the roster spot of the injured Xavier Su'a-Filo.{{Cite web |title=Cowboys sign Ray-Ray Armstrong, Wyatt Miller |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/12/24/cowboys-sign-ray-ray-armstrong-wyatt-miller/ |access-date=August 14, 2019}} He was declared inactive in the season finale against the Washington Redskins. He was waived/injured by the Cowboys on September 2, 2020,{{cite news |author=Phillips, Rob |title=Cowboys Make 7 Roster Moves Ahead Of Deadline |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-make-7-roster-moves-ahead-of-deadline |website=DallasCowboys.com |date=September 2, 2020 |accessdate=September 3, 2020}} and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.{{cite news |author=Phillips, Rob |title=2019 Draft Pick Among Four More Cowboys Waived |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2019-draft-pick-among-four-more-cowboys-waived |website=DallasCowboys.com |date=September 4, 2020 |accessdate=September 4, 2020}} He was waived a day later with an injury settlement.{{cite news |title=Wyatt Miller: Receives injury settlement |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/wyatt-miller-receives-injury-settlement/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=September 5, 2020 |accessdate=September 8, 2020}}
=Seattle Seahawks=
On December 17, 2020, Miller was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Seahawks Sign Tackles Wyatt Miller & Andrew Jones To Practice Squad|url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-tackles-wyatt-miller-andrew-jones-to-practice-squad|author=Boyle, John|website=Seahawks.com|date=December 17, 2020}} He was released on January 5, 2021.{{cite news |author=Boyle, John |title=Seahawks Tackle Brandon Shell Activated From Reserve/COVID-19 List |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-tackle-brandon-shell-activated-from-reserve-covid-19-list |website=Seahawks.com |date=January 5, 2021 |access-date=February 15, 2021}}
=Kansas City Chiefs=
On June 14, 2021, Miller signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite news |author=Williams, Charean |title=Chiefs sign Wyatt Miller |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/06/14/chiefs-sign-wyatt-miller/ |website=NBCSports.com |date=June 14, 2021 |access-date=June 16, 2021}} He was released on August 31, 2021.{{cite web |title=Chiefs Announce Roster Moves to Meet NFL-Mandated 53 Players |url=https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-announce-roster-moves-to-meet-nfl-mandated-53-players |website=Chiefs.com}}
=San Francisco 49ers=
=Carolina Panthers=
On May 16, 2022, the Carolina Panthers signed Miller.{{cite web|title=Panthers sign two players, waive one |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/wyatt-miller-jared-scott-troy-pride-free-agent-transactions|author=Gantt, Darin|website=Panthers.com|date=May 16, 2022}} He was waived on August 14, 2022.{{cite web|title=Panthers waive five players|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-waive-five-players|author=Gantt, Darin|website=Panthers.com|date=August 14, 2022}}
=Cleveland Browns=
On August 17, 2022, Miller signed with the Cleveland Browns.{{cite web|title=Browns sign T Wyatt Miller, waive WR Travell Harris|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-t-wyatt-miller-waive-wr-travell-harris|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=August 17, 2022}} He was waived on August 22, 2022.{{cite web|title=Browns reduce roster to 80 players|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-reduce-roster-to-80-players|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=August 22, 2022|access-date=August 23, 2022|archive-date=August 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823020103/https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-reduce-roster-to-80-players|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [https://ucfknights.com/sports/football/roster/wyatt-miller/7760 UCF bio]
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Category:People from Douglas, Georgia
Category:Players of American football from Coffee County, Georgia
Category:American football offensive tackles
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