Romaro Miller

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Romaro Miller
No. 11, 14, 16 [1]
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1978-09-12) September 12, 1978 (age 46)
Shannon, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Shannon (MS) [2]
College: Ole Miss
Undrafted: 2001
Career history

Romaro Miller (born September 12, 1978) is a former American football quarterback from Shannon, Mississippi. He is best known as a three-year starter for the University of Mississippi Rebels. He also spent time in the NFL and CFL professionally. [3] [4]

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College career

Miller set many quarterback records while playing at Ole Miss. He was followed by Eli Manning, who would go on to have an outstanding career for the Rebels and break several of his recently set records. As an Ole Miss Rebel, Miller completed 497 passes on 902 tries. He had 6,311 passing yards and 43 touchdowns. He led Ole Miss to three straight bowl games winning the Independence Bowl twice and losing the Music City Bowl. His overall record at Ole Miss was 22–13.

Professional career

Miller was signed by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League on May 9, 2001. He was released by the Vikings on September 2 but later re-signed on December 18, 2001. [5] He played for the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe during the 2002 NFL Europe season. [1] He was released by the Vikings on August 26, 2002. [5]

He then went to the Canadian Football League where he played for the Ottawa Renegades, the Calgary Stampeders, and the Toronto Argonauts. As the Argonauts' third-string quarterback, he was a member of their 2004 team that won the 92nd Grey Cup.

Miller was the quarterbacks coach at Millsaps College following his NFL career.

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References

  1. 1 2 "ROMARO MILLER". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Top-ranked Amory knows Shannon QB can make it happen". Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Romaro Miller - Stats, Bio – Minnesota Vikings – NFL Football – SI.com". October 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Romaro Miller College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Romaro Miller NFL Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.


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