Rontez Miles

Rontez Miles

No. 45
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1988-11-25) November 25, 1988 (age 35) 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
New York Jets (2013–2019)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 123 Forced fumbles: 2 Pass deflections: 1 Interceptions: 1
Player stats at PFR

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

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

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand 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 s	4.27 s	6.97 s	36.5 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]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2013	NYJ	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	NYJ	9	1	24	15	9	0.0	0	1	11	0	11	1	0	0	0	0
2016	NYJ	16	4	57	34	23	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2017	NYJ	13	0	24	21	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	NYJ	8	1	11	10	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	NYJ	7	0	7	3	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		54	6	123	83	40	0.0	0	1	11	0	11	1	2	0	0	0

References

1. "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
2. "Walker, Miles among 17 Vulcans on All-PSAC West Team". nfldraftzone.com. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
3. "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. "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.
10. Rontez Miles NFL Combine profile
11. "The New York Jets Sign Defensive Back Rontez Miles". fflockerroom.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
12. Lange, Randy (August 31, 2013). "Jets Move 22, Get Down to 53-Man Active Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
13. Lange, Randy (September 1, 2013). "3 Arrive Via Waivers; 7 Added to Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
14. Wilkening, Mike (November 1, 2013). "Jets promote Rontez Miles from practice squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
15. Cimini, Rich (November 12, 2013). "From glory to pink slip in a few minutes". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
16. "Transactions". National Football League. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
17. Lange, Randy (August 30, 2014). "Jets Make Final Cuts to Get to 53". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
18. Lange, Randy (August 31, 2014). "Seven Signed to Jets Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
19. "Jets Ride Miles a Long Way". June 21, 2016. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
20. NJ.com, Dom Cosentino | NJ Advance Media for (December 7, 2015). "Jets knew what was coming on Eli's interception". nj. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
21. Alper, Josh (March 14, 2018). "Jets tender Rontez Miles". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
22. Bouda, Nate (June 6, 2018). "Jets S Rontez Miles Out 3-4 Months Following Surgery For Torn Meniscus". nfltraderumors.co. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
23. Lange, Randy (September 1, 2018). "Final Cutdown: Jets Reach 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
24. Greenberg, Ethan (November 2, 2018). "Jets Activate S Rontez Miles Off PUP, Waive S Ibraheim Campbell". NewYorkJets.com.
25. Greenberg, Ethan (November 6, 2019). "Jets Claim CB Maurice Canady, Place S Rontez Miles on IR". NewYorkJets.com.

External links

• California (PA) bio
• New York Jets bio