Heath Miller
Heath Miller
Earl Heath Miller Jr.is a former American football tight end who spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Miller played college football for the University of Virginia, where he earned All-American honors and won the John Mackey Award. The Steelers selected him with the 30th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft. In February 2016, Miller announced his retirement after 11 seasons with the Steelers...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth22 October 1982
CityRichlands, VA
care happens opportunity plays
I just wanted to come in and take care to make plays when I had the opportunity and see what happens from there,
few lose time
I made a few catches, but you can't be satisfied, ... Any time you lose the game, you've got to be disappointed.
coming offense point ready roll training
I feel a lot more comfortable with the offense at this point than I did coming into training camp, and I'm ready to roll this Sunday.
pick
I'd say I need to pick up the pace, don't I? ... I have a long way to go to get to 26. We'll see about that.
body built days energy feels few great level looked playoffs point
There was a point in there when it was rough, but the playoffs really built my energy level back up and I haven't looked back. We had a few days off and my body feels great right now.
face forward great guy hear help helped meant people reach relate rookie seeing team
Not only did he reach out to help a rookie who didn't know many people around here, but he helped out a guy who's not even on this team anymore, ... Obviously, it's because he's a great guy. It meant a lot to me to hear from him. He could relate to me. He was able to help me. I look forward to seeing him face to face (today).
exciting good
It was exciting and good to get it out of the way. Getting that first one is really important.
almost guys learned playing
It's almost too much to think about. So you don't think about it. That's what we've learned from the guys in this room: Not to think too much about it, just go out and concentrate on playing football.
group mesh tight together work
The mesh of our personalities and the way we work together makes us as tight of a group as we are.
open
I was able to get open and Tommy got me the ball,
hands help inside
I was able to get my hands inside and I probably used a little nudge from J.B. (Bettis) in the back to help me out a little bit.
game gets ill imagine nervous
Im not nervous yet, ... I imagine Ill get more nervous as the game gets closer.
fun guess guys help somebody speaks talk team thankful time turn
I guess I'm a little guarded, ... But the more I get to know people, the more fun I can have. I'm just thankful I'm on a team like this, because every time I turn around, somebody is there to help me out and talk to me. That speaks a lot about the guys on this team.
best experience great statistics success talk tight type winning worried
I'd like to talk to him, but just about being the best tight end I can be, ... I know he did some great things here and was part of a lot of winning teams. I want to experience that type of success here. I'm not too worried about my statistics because that's not what's important. It's winning games.