Bruce Miller (American football)

Bruce William Miller III (born August 6, 1987) is an American football fullback who is a free agent. Miller played college football as a defensive end for the UCF Knights, finishing as the school's career leader in sacks with 35.5. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft and played for them until 2016, when he was released following an arrest for felony assault charges. He spent the next four years out of football until joining the Jaguars in 2020.

Bruce Miller
Miller with the 49ers in 2014
Free agent
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1987-08-06) August 6, 1987
Canton, Georgia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodstock (GA)
College:UCF
NFL Draft:2011 / Round: 7 / Pick: 211
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× C-USA Defensive Player of the Year (2009, 2010)
  • 2× First-team All-C-USA (2009, 2010)
  • Second-team All-C-USA (2008)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2020
Receptions:77
Receiving yards:736
Receiving touchdowns:3
Rushing attempts:28
Rushing yards:62
Rushing touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

He played college football at UCF, redshirting his first year and winning All-Conference honors for four years. In college, he played defensive end. He was named CUSA Defensive Player of the Year in his junior and senior seasons.

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Miller scored his first NFL touchdown on a 30-yard pass from quarterback Alex Smith on November 6, 2011 in a game against the Washington Redskins.[1] At the end of the 2012 season, Miller and the 49ers appeared in Super Bowl XLVII. He contributed on offense and special teams as the 49ers fell to the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 34–31.[2] On March 20, 2014, Miller signed a three-year contract extension with the 49ers.[3]

During the 2016 offseason, Miller attempted to switch positions from fullback to tight end.[4] On September 5, 2016, he was arrested by the San Francisco Police Department and charged with assault for allegedly attacking two men, a 70-year-old father and his middle aged son, vacationing at the Fisherman's Wharf location of the Marriott Hotel in San Francisco.[5] Miller was immediately released from his contract with the 49ers the same day and was charged with seven felonies, including assault with a deadly weapon.[6][7] The charges were dropped.[8]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On August 18, 2020, Miller signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars after spending the previous four years out of football.[9] He was released on October 30, 2020,[10] and re-signed to the practice squad on November 2.[11] On the same day, he was suspended by the NFL for six games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.[11] He was reinstated from suspension on December 14 and restored to the practice squad.[12] On December 26, 2020, Miller was promoted to the active roster for week 16 against the Chicago Bears.

References
  1. "San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins - November 6th, 2011". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  2. "Super Bowl XLVII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens - February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. "Bruce Miller Signs Contract Extension with 49ers". 49ers.com. March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  4. Barrows, Matt. "49ers' Bruce Miller impressing coaches at tight end ... and wide receiver". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  5. Toy, Michelle (September 5, 2016). "Sources: 49er Bruce Miller arrested for assault". KTVU.com.
  6. Wagoner, Nick (September 5, 2016). "49ers release tight end Bruce Miller after arrest on assault charge". ESPN.com.
  7. Espn.com news services (September 8, 2016). "Ex-Niners TE Bruce Miller to be arraigned Friday in alleged assault". ESPN.com.
  8. DiRocco, Michael (August 15, 2020). "Jaguars sign FB Bruce Miller after five years out of NFL". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  9. Shipley, John. "Jaguars Sign Ex-San Francisco 49ers Fullback Bruce Miller". SI.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  10. @Jaguars (October 30, 2020). "RB Chris Thompson was activated off the Reserve/COVID-19 list. He's now on the active roster. DE Josh Mauro was signed by the Cardinals off the practice squad. FB Bruce Miller was released. K Aldrick Rosas was released from the practice squad. and re-signed to the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved November 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. Johnson, James (November 2, 2020). "Jags sign FB Bruce Miller, OL Evan Boehm to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  12. Johnson, James (December 14, 2020). "Jags sign TE Bug Howard, DE Aaron Patrick along with other transactions". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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