Barron Miles

NFL player


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Name=Barron Miles
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Birthplace= Roselle, New Jersey, U.S.
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1972|1|1
Position=Defensive back
College=University of Nebraska
Career Highlights=Y
CFLAllStar=2006, 2002, 2000, 1999
Awards=2004 Tom Pate Memorial Award 2002 James P. McCaffrey Trophy 1998 Frank M. Gibson Trophy
DraftedYear=1995
DraftedRound=7/ 199th overall (By the Pittsburgh Steelers)
years=1997 1998-2004 2005–"Present"
teams=Frankfurt Galaxy (NFLE) Montreal Alouettes (CFL) British Columbia Lions (CFL)|

Barron Miles (born January 1, 1972 in Roselle, New Jersey) is a professional Canadian football player for the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. Miles is a 4 time CFL All-Star at the defensive back position, and wears jersey #9 for the Lions.

College football career

One of the top cornerbacks and special teams players in school history at the University of Nebraska, Barron Miles helped Nebraska win the 1994 NCAA college football national championship, and deliver Tom Osborne's first national title. He earned All-Big Eight honors in 1993 and 1994 and ranks among NU’s all-time top 10 in pass breakups. He also blocked a school-record seven punts during his career.

Professional football career

Miles was drafted by the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995, but failed to make the club prior to being assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa in 1997.

Miles joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1998, and made an immediate impact, winning the CFL East Division Rookie of the Year Award. Miles played 7 seasons with Montreal, and was named a CFL All-Star 3 times (1999, 2000, 2002) during his tenure as a Lark.

In 2005, Miles signed with the British Columbia Lions as a free agent, and started 17 of 18 games for the Lions at safety missing only one game due to injury. Miles was named to the 2005 CFL West Division All-Star team as a defensive back and led the Lions with 6 interceptions (4th in the CFL).

In 2006, Miles led the CFL in interceptions with 10, for 206 return yards, and 2 touchdowns. During a 2006 CFL All-Star season, Miles recorded 39 defensive tackles, four pass knockdowns, three forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. Miles also notched one defensive tackle, a blocked kick, and a quarterback sack in the Lions' CFL West Division Championship game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, as well as three defensive tackles in the Lions' 25-14 Grey Cup Championship victory over Miles' old team, the Montreal Alouettes.

Currently, Miles is tied for 3rd in the CFL in interceptions with 2,cite web | url = http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=fbstats&func=interceptions&year=2007 | accessdate = 2007-07-27 | author = | title = 2007 Statistics: Interceptions | publisher = CFL.ca | date = 2007-07-27] and is tied for 1st in blocked kicks,cite web | url = http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=fbstats&func=blocked&year=2007 | accessdate = 2007-07-27 | author = | title = 2007 Statistics: Blocked Kicks | publisher = CFL.ca | date = 2007-07-27] through 4 games.

References

External links

* [http://www.bclions.com/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=32 Barron Miles' "BC Lions.com" Profile]