11. Chris Miller, West Linn HS (OR)

The 13th overall pick in the 1987 NFL Draft joins the Club to discuss all things football. 21 years after his NFL career was cut short by concussions, Miller shares why he thinks football is now safer than ever, why high school sports are important, what he does to build leaders within the West Linn football program, and much more!

Miller was also a highly-touted baseball prospect who was drafted in the 17th round of the 1983 MLB draft out of Sheldon High School and eventually played one Minor League Baseball season in the Seattle Mariners organization in 1986. But he also played QB for the Oregon Ducks from 1983-86 before the Atlanta Falcons selected him in the first round of the '87 NFL Draft. Miller went on to throw for over 19,000 yards in the NFL, and at the time in 1991 became the 5th youngest player to reach the 10,000 yard mark. He endured dozens of concussions that resulted in short-term memory less, ultimately sending him into early retirement after the 1995 season. He returned to play one season for the Denver Broncos in 1999.

Since then, he has been the head football coach at South Eugene High School and West Linn High School, in addition to serving as the quarterbacks coach for the Arizona Cardinals and the offensive coordinator for the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL in 2020. After the XFL disbanded during the pandemic, Miller returned to the high school coaching ranks.

 

You can reach out to Coach Miller on Twitter @ChrisMillerQB.

 

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