Steven Miller (born March 23, 1991) is an American former professional

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who played for the

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of the

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from 2014 to 2015. He was also a member of the

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of the

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, and the

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of the CFL.

Early career

Miller grew up in

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and attended

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where he played

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for the Chiefs, graduating in 2009.Stanmyre, Matthew
"Piscataway High School a prolific pipeline for Division 1 football programs"
NJ Advance Media for

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, July 6, 2009, updated February 17, 2010. Accessed September 26, 2018. "Rutgers' Marvin Booker, left, and Nassau's Steven Miller, right, both recent Piscataway graduates, return for a skills day with the high school's football team.... RB Steven Miller, Nassau CC, 2009" In 2008, he ran for 1,322 yards and 20

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s. The Chiefs won the 2008 North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 championship in his senior year. Miller played

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for

Nassau Community College Nassau Community College (NCC) is a Public college, public community college in the East Garden City, New York, East Garden City section of Uniondale, New York, Uniondale, Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on Long Island, New York (state), N ...

in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, he won

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Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year and helped lead Nassau to the conference championship. He recorded 1,180 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in his final year with Nassau. In 2011, he transferred to

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where he played for the

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. In his senior year, he rushed for over 1,368 yards on 239 carries and 11 touchdowns. Additionally, he recorded 34 receptions for 377 yards and an additional four touchdowns.

Professional career

In April 2013, Miller was signed to the Detroit Lions as an

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. He spent 2013 on the Lions' practice squad, and was cut in 2014 after playing in three preseason games. Miller was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in October 2014. He played in two regular season games and a post-season game. In the regular season, he ran for 68 yards on 12 carries and acted as a

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References

External links

Steven Miller at NFL.com
(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Steven 1991 births Living people Players of Canadian football from New Jersey American football running backs Appalachian State Mountaineers football players Canadian football return specialists Canadian football running backs Detroit Lions players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Nassau Lions football players Sportspeople from Piscataway, New Jersey Piscataway High School alumni Players of American football from Union County, New Jersey Sportspeople from Plainfield, New Jersey Nassau Community College alumni