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/Graduate Assistant at Robert Morris University where he coached under veteran NFL coaches Joe Walton and Dan Radakovich.
In 1999, Bill Cowher offered Miller his first professional coaching position as an offensive quality control coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers[1] At this position, Miller worked closely with offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey. When Mularkey was hired as head coach for the Buffalo Bills, Miller was offered a position on his staff as Tight Ends/Quality Control Coach in 2004-2005. Following Mularkey’s dismissal, Miller landed a coaching job with the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europa in 2006.
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).[3] 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/Quarterbacks Coach under the patronage of new head coach Dan Hawkins. The Alouettes were the first offense in CFL history to have 4 starting Quarterbacks each record 2 wins in a season.
In 2014, Miller became the Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Receivers Coach for Edinboro University. Edinboro Offense led the country with 80% completion percentage and set single season reception record.
Following a 2-year stint as Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach at Robert Morris University (2016-2017), Miller served as the Westminster College Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach in 2018. In 2019, Miller moved to a part-time role as Westminster’s Offensive Consultant/Assistant Offensive Line Coach having accepted the Receivers Coaching position with the New York Guardians of the XFL(2020 Season).[4]
On January 19, 2022, it was announced that Miller had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team's Quarterbacks Coach,[5] 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 4th quarter to lead the Argo’s on their game winning scoring drive.
References
^Bouchette, Ed (2007-04-12). "PG East: Plum graduate earns NFL job". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
^"Plum native coaches Cards' receivers". VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH. 2009-01-31. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
^"The New York Guardians are #OnDuty in February 2020". XFL. September 20, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
^"Argos announce 2022 coaching staff". Toronto Argonauts. January 19, 2022.
External links
Toronto Argonauts bio
Arizona Cardinals bio
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Mike Miller born April 9 1970 is the quarterbacks coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League CFL He also coached in the National Football League from 1999 to 2005 and from 2007 to 2012 Mike MillerMiller with the Argonauts in 2022Toronto ArgonautsPosition Quarterbacks coachPersonal informationBorn 1970 04 09 April 9 1970 age 52 Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaCareer informationCollege ClarionCareer historyAs a coach Robert Morris University 1997 1998 Graduate Assistant Running Backs Coach Pittsburgh Steelers 1999 2003 Offensive Quality Control Coach Buffalo Bills 2004 Tight Ends Quality Control Coach Buffalo Bills 2005 Tight Ends Coach Berlin Thunder 2006 Quarterbacks Coach amp Wide Receivers Coach Robert Morris 2006 Defensive Line Coach Arizona Cardinals 2007 2008 Wide Receivers Coach Arizona Cardinals 2009 2010 Passing Game Coordinator Arizona Cardinals 2011 2012 Offensive Coordinator Montreal Alouettes 2013 Assistant Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach Edinboro University 2014 Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach Receivers Coach Robert Morris University 2016 2017 Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach Westminster College 2018 Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line Coach Westminster College 2019 Offensive Consultant Assistant Offensive Line Coach New York Guardians 2020 Wide Receivers Coach Toronto Argonauts 2022 present Quarterbacks CoachCareer highlights and awardsGrey Cup champion 2022 Coaching stats at PFR Contents 1 Early life 2 Coaching career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life EditMiller graduated in 1988 from Plum High School in Plum Pennsylvania a suburb of Pittsburgh He also earned a bachelor s degree in communications from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and a master s degree in education from Robert Morris University Coaching career EditMiller 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 Graduate Assistant at Robert Morris University where he coached under veteran NFL coaches Joe Walton and Dan Radakovich In 1999 Bill Cowher offered Miller his first professional coaching position as an offensive quality control coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers 1 At this position Miller worked closely with offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey When Mularkey was hired as head coach for the Buffalo Bills Miller was offered a position on his staff as Tight Ends Quality Control Coach in 2004 2005 Following Mularkey s dismissal Miller landed a coaching job with the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europa in 2006 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 3 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 Quarterbacks Coach under the patronage of new head coach Dan Hawkins The Alouettes were the first offense in CFL history to have 4 starting Quarterbacks each record 2 wins in a season In 2014 Miller became the Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Receivers Coach for Edinboro University Edinboro Offense led the country with 80 completion percentage and set single season reception record Following a 2 year stint as Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach at Robert Morris University 2016 2017 Miller served as the Westminster College Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line Coach in 2018 In 2019 Miller moved to a part time role as Westminster s Offensive Consultant Assistant Offensive Line Coach having accepted the Receivers Coaching position with the New York Guardians of the XFL 2020 Season 4 On January 19 2022 it was announced that Miller had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team s Quarterbacks Coach 5 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 4th quarter to lead the Argo s on their game winning scoring drive References Edit Bouchette Ed 2007 04 12 PG East Plum graduate earns NFL job Pittsburgh Post Gazette Plum native coaches Cards receivers VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH 2009 01 31 Archived from the original on 2013 01 31 Retrieved 2009 08 10 Mike Miller www azcardinals com Retrieved 2009 01 21 The New York Guardians are OnDuty in February 2020 XFL September 20 2019 Retrieved October 14 2019 Argos announce 2022 coaching staff Toronto Argonauts January 19 2022 External links EditToronto Argonauts bio Arizona Cardinals bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Miller American football coach amp oldid 1128278761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
