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==Pro football career==
After graduating from Arizona, Miller spent the [[1994 in sports|1994]] and [[1995 in sports|1995]] seasons playing for the [[Montreal Alouettes#The Current Alouettes|Baltimore Stallions]] of the [[Canadian Football League]], and was a member of the [[1995 Grey Cup]] champion team. Miller led the CFL in punting average in each of his years in the league. Miller recorded a "single" in the [[83rd Grey Cup]] when a punt, aided by a 50-km/h wind at [[Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field|Taylor Field]] in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]] bounded over the head of a Calgary Stampeder return man and out the back of the end zone to award Baltimore a single point. He is one of a select few players who have won
In 1996 he joined the Steelers, with whom he stayed until 2003. In [[1998 NFL season|1998]] Miller led the NFL by placing 34 of his 81 punts inside the 20-yard line. Miller's best statistical season to date was the [[1999 NFL season|1999]] season, when he was selected as a [[2000 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] alternate, averaging 45.2 yards per kick and gaining a net average of 38.1 yards. Both his net and gross averages ranked third in the NFL, and second in the [[American Football Conference|AFC]]. Miller boomed a career-long 75-yard punt against [[Jacksonville Jaguars|Jacksonville]] in 1999, tying him for the second-longest punt in Steelers history.
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