Corey Miller (American football)

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Corey Miller
No. 57, 55
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1968-10-25) October 25, 1968 (age 55)
Pageland, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: Pageland (SC) Central
College: South Carolina
NFL draft: 1991  / round: 6 / pick: 167
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:253
Sacks:14.0
Forced fumbles:6
Interceptions:7
Player stats at PFR

Corey James Miller (born October 25, 1968) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at the University of South Carolina and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1991 NFL draft. [1]

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He has previously worked as host of The Corey Miller show from 3 to 6pm on Columbia sports radio station 560 the team. In November 2013, Miller joined the staff of Columbia, South Carolina Fox affiliate, WACH-TV.

Corey Miller's son Christian Miller is a free-agent linebacker in the NFL [2]

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References

  1. "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. Bezjak, Lou. "'He checks every single box': Columbia's Christian Miller ready for NFL Draft moment". The State. Retrieved April 26, 2019.