Brandon Gerrod Miller (born January 21, 1986) is a former

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2008. He played

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. He has also played for the

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Early years

Attended Miller County High School and as a senior he made 106 tackles and 27 receptions for more than 500 yards. He was named All-State, and All-South and was named SuperPrep Elite 50, All-America, and All-Dixie Teams.

College career

Miller played in 37 career games with 15 starts at linebacker for Georgia, posting 73 tackles and 6.0 sacks in his Bulldog career. In 2007, he appeared in 11 games making seven starts and in 2006 he appeared in every game with five starts and made 23 tackles with 2 PBU and 3 QB-Pressures. In 2005, he made his first career start against Boise State in the 2005 opener and started 10 games during season despite being hampered by injuries The prior season, 2004, he played in all 12 games with nine tackles and one fumble recovery.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

He was signed by the

as an

in 2008. He spent the first 10 weeks of the regular season on the team's

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before being promoted to the active roster on November 16. He was waived two days later.

Seattle Seahawks

Miller was claimed off waivers by the

on November 19, 2008. He appeared in one game for the Seahawks during the 2008 season, recording one tackle. Miller was waived/injured by the Seahawks on July 29 and subsequently reverted to the team's

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list. On May 13, 2010, Miller was released by the Seahawks.

External links

Georgia Bulldogs bioSeattle Seahawks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Brandon 1986 births Living people People from Colquitt, Georgia American football defensive ends American football linebackers Georgia Bulldogs football players Atlanta Falcons players Seattle Seahawks players