Rontez Miles

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Rontez Miles
No. 45
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1988-11-25) November 25, 1988 (age 34)
Braddock, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Woodland Hills
(Churchill, Pennsylvania)
College: California (PA)
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:123
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Rontez Lamotte Miles [1] (born November 25, 1988) [2] is a former American football strong safety. He was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at California (PA).

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Early years

Miles attended Woodland Hills High School in Pennsylvania. [3] He was teammates with future NFL'ers Rob Gronkowski and Monte Simmons. He was also a three-year letterman, two-time all-conference and Big 33 while at Woodland Hills. [3]

College career

Freshman season

On November 11, 2009, he was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Year. [4] On November 18, 2009, he was selected to the PSAC West Second-team. [5]

Sophomore season

He was selected to the Football Gazette Third-team All-Region team. [3] He was also selected to the All-PSAC West First-team. [3]

Junior season

On August 22, 2011, he was selected to the preseason D2Football.com First-team All-American team. [6] He was selected to the AFCA First-team All-American and AP First-team All-American team. [7] He was named to the 2011 All-PSAC West First-team. [8] He selected to the All-American, [3] Don Hansen Second-team All-American, [3] Daktronics First-team All-Region [3] and Don Hansen First-team All-Region team following the conclusion of his Junior season. [3] On November 16, 2011, he was selected as the PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year. [8] He was selected as the Daktronics Super Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year. [3]

Senior season

Prior to his Senior year, he was selected to the Preseason Lindy's First-team All-American [9] and Preseason Beyond Sport Network (BSN) First-team All-American team. [3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 11+5⁄8 in
(1.82 m)		203 lb
(92 kg)		32+7⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		4.62 s4.27 s6.97 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
All values from the NFL Combine [10]

New York Jets

On April 27, 2013, he signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. [11] He was released on August 31, [12] and signed to the team's practice squad a day later. [13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 1, [14] but released 10 days later after suspended tight end Kellen Winslow II returned to the active roster. [15] Miles was re-signed to the practice squad on November 13. [16]

Rontez was released on August 30, 2014, [17] and signed to the team's practice squad a day later. [18] He was promoted to the Jets' active roster before their Week 17 season finale, and, according to former head coach Rex Ryan, Miles was going to play a role on special teams. However, he suffered a leg injury in practice, after colliding with Marcus Williams. Miles was placed on injured reserve after undergoing surgery on December 26.

On December 6, 2015, Miles recorded his first career interception against New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning on fourth down in the 4th quarter, which helped the team come back from a ten-point deficit in their overtime win against the New York Giants. [19] [20]

On March 14, 2018, the Jets placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Miles. [21] He re-signed for one year and just over $1 million, and later had surgery related to a torn meniscus. [22] He was placed on the physically unable to perform list on September 1 to start the season, due to the knee surgery. [23] He was activated off PUP on November 2, while the Jets waived newly-acquired safety Ibraheim Campbell. [24]

On November 6, 2019, Miles was placed on injured reserve with neck and hip injuries. [25]

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  2. ↑ "Walker, Miles among 17 Vulcans on All-PSAC West Team". nfldraftzone.com. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "California (PA) Profile". calvulcans.com.
  4. ↑ "Alfonso Hoggard of Clarion Named PSAC West Offensive Player of the Year, Willie Walker of California Named Defensive Player of the Year". psacsports.org. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Walker, Miles among 17 Vulcans on All-PSAC West Team". sai.calu.edu. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  6. ↑ "GLIAC Has Six Named to the 2011 D2Football.com Preseason All-America Team". gliac.org. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Mayo, Miles earn AP All-America honors". calvulcans.com. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Mercyhurst's Trevor Kennedy, California's Rontez Miles Named PSAC West Players of the Year". psacsports.org. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Cody Fleming Named to Lindy's First-team Preseason Football All-American Unit". shipraiders.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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