Mike Miller (American football coach)

Mike Miller

Date of birth	April 9, 1970 (1970-04-09) (age 41)
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Position(s)	Passing Game Coordinator
College	Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1999-2003 2004-2005 2006 spring 2006 fall 2007-present	Pittsburgh Steelers (offensive assistant) Buffalo Bills (offensive assistant) Berlin Thunder (quarterbacks / wide receivers) Robert Morris University (defensive line) Arizona Cardinals (passing game coordinator)

Mike Miller (born April 9, 1970) is an American football coach, currently the offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.

Miller 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 form Robert Morris University.

Miller's first exposure to the professional sports scene was as a public relations intern. He held internships with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Indianapolis Colts. During this time, he also helped the scouting department and learned the inner workings of the coaching profession. He also gain valuable experience as a 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 official coaching position as an offensive quality control coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers.^[1] At this position, Miller worked closely with offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey. In 2004, Mularkey was named head coach for the Buffalo Bills and offered Miller a position on his staff. Mularkey was eventually fired and 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 for the Arizona Cardinals. 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. He also helped the team reach Super Bowl XLIII in 2009. In 2011 Miller was named the offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals.^[3]

References

1. ^ Bouchette, Ed (2007-04-12). "PG East: Plum graduate earns NFL job". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07102/776944-66.stm. 
2. ^ "Plum native coaches Cards' receivers". VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH. 2009-01-31. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_609687.html. 
3. ^ "Mike Miller, Passing Game Coordinator". www.azcardinals.com. http://www.azcardinals.com/team/staff_detail.php?PRKey=170. Retrieved 2009-01-21. ^{[dead link]}

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Name	Miller, Mike
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Date of birth	April 9, 1970
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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