“draft or no draft” I AM leaving Pittsburgh Steelers player makes shocking announcement today…..
Miller, 26, is best known for his stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2019-22. He was especially productive during the 2020 season, catching 33 passes for 501 yards and three touchdowns as the Bucs went on to win the Super Bowl that year. Miller is generally known for his speed and some ability as a deep threat (though he can struggle with drops and blocking).
Last season with the Atlanta Falcons, Miller earned very few targets in a dysfunctional passing offense, catching just 11 total passes despite playing in all 17 games. But he got familiar there with new Steelers OC Arthur Smith, who was previously head coach for the Falcons. Miller will now be a new secondary offensive weapon for Wilson and the Steelers, helping replace some of their pass-catching talent that left this offseason
I have observed and covered Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks from Terry Bradshaw, Bubby Brister, Neil O’Donnell, Kordell Stewart, Tommy Maddox, Ben Roethlisberger, Landry Jones, Mason Rudolph, Mitch Trubisky, and the ill-fated Kenny “midnight train to Georgia, oops, I meant Philly” and now the Steelers’ QB room, Russell Wilson, Justin Fields, and Kyle Allen.
All of the quarterbacks mentioned above except two have one thing in common. To my knowledge, none of them except two:
Kordell Stewart and Justin Fields. None of the others have been seriously considered to fill the role of a punt or kickoff returner. From the beginning of his career, Stewart was considered a “hybrid” all-purpose back and not a pure quarterback because of his speed and elusiveness.
Justin Fields has been mentioned as being considered as a kickoff and punt returner. Kyle Sullivan recently reported on www.cbssports.com that:
“During an appearance on Cam Heyward’s podcast, fellow Steelers teammate Jaylen Warren revealed that Pittsburgh special teams coordinator Danny Smith has mulled the idea of making quarterback Justin Fields a potential returner.
‘I would, I think it’s pretty cool. As soon as you touch the ball that’s when everything starts to happen,’ Warren said of the rule change and whether or not he’d want to take part in the return game.
‘Our special teams coordinator was talking about Justin Fields being back there. … We looked at him like, ‘Justin Fields is about to be back there?’”
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