Conor Miller
No. 18 – Barcelona Dragons (ELF)
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-05) October 5, 1995
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Cypress Bay
(Weston, Florida)
College:Mt. San Antonio College
El Camino College
Florida Atlantic University
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • AFL passing yards leader (2021)
  • Casque de Diamant champion (2022)

Conor Gregory Miller (born October 5, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Barcelona Dragons in the European League of Football.

Early life and college career

Miller first attended the American Heritage School before transferring to Cypress Bay High School as a junior in 2013. In 2015, Miller was a walk-on at Florida Atlantic University, but then joined Mt. San Antonio College during the summer. He spent the 2016 season at El Camino College, where he was a starter in one of seven appearances and totaled 282 passing yards for two touchdowns with two interceptions. In 2017, he committed to Florida Atlantic University, where he started camps as a third-string quarterback and subsequently redshirted.[1][2] Instead, he made headlines off the field when he thanked police officers working an FAU-Old Dominion game for their service.[3][4] He also didn't see game action in 2018.[3] Miller chose to forgo his last year of eligibility.[5]

Professional career

Miller was invited to the Miami Dolphins pro day and participated in private workouts with the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills.[6][5] However, he was not signed.

Miller instead joined the Cologne Crocodiles of the German Football League (GFL) in late May 2019.[6] In four games, he completed 61.1% of his passes for 718 yards and six touchdowns, though injury ended his season prematurely.[7][8] He joined the Graz Giants for the 2021 Austrian Football League (AFL) season where he led the league in passing yards (2170) and passing touchdowns (23).[5][9] In the playoffs, the Giants were eliminated in the semifinals by the Vienna Vikings. Miller served as quarterback for Team USA at the ELF All-Star Game in October 2021.[10][11] In the spring of 2022, Miller suited up for La Courneuve Flash in France.[12] He led Flash to win the French championship and reach the semifinals of the Central European Football League.

In July 2022, Miller was signed by the Leipzig Kings of the European League of Football (ELF) to replace the injured Jordan Barlow during the 2022 season.[13] In his third game for the Kings, he suffered a season-ending injury to his shoulder and was released.[14] In total, Miller had been sacked ten times. For the 2023 season, Miller was signed by the Barcelona Dragons.[15] He succeeded Zach Edwards, who had led the league in passing yards the previous season.

Private life

Miller graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2020 with a degree in business management. His father, Chip Miller, attended University of Georgia and later was a linebackers coach at American Heritage High School, among other schools. Miller is involved with Austrian volleyball player Kora Schaberl.

References

  1. ↑ Jake Elman (September 19, 2017). "Former Auburn QB John Franklin III embracing receiving role at FAU". palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ Matthew Defranks (September 9, 2017). "FAU QB De'Andre Johnson misses Wisconsin game for medical reason". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Jake Elman (November 22, 2018). "FAU QB De'Andre Johnson misses Wisconsin game for medical reason". palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ "FAU Coach Lane Kiffen Tweets about NSO" (PDF). norfolk-sheriff.com. 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Alex Malchow (March 22, 2021). "Projekt Spielberg Graz Giants QB Conor Miller finding his football dreams in Europe". americanfootballinternational.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Simone Krautmacher (May 29, 2019). "Connor Miller wird Kölns neuer QB". american-football.com (in German). Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "GFL 2019 stats Crocodiles". stats.gfl.info. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Rückrunden-Auftakt in der GFL". sport1.de (in German). June 10, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ "AFL 2021 stats leaders". football.at. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Quarterback Conor Miller führt die USA Auswahl gegen die All-Stars der European League of Football". amfoo.de (in German). 30 September 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Gamebook ELF All-Star Game 2021" (PDF). assets-global.website-files.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  12. ↑ Alex Malchow (January 13, 2021). "France: Flash De La Courneuve sign D1 QB Conor Miller". americanfootballinternational.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Leipzig Kings sign french champion Conor Miller as new quarterback". europeanleague.football. July 7, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Leipzig Kings release Conor Miller and sign quarterback Gabriel Cunningham". europeanleague.football. August 17, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  15. ↑ "ELF: Barcelona Dragons sign veteran QB Conor Miller". americanfootballinternational.com. December 26, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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