The Pittsburgh Steelers and the team’s extended fan base received a bit of a shock earlier today when it was announced that 11-year veteran tight end Heath Miller has chosen to retire with one year remaining on his contract.
Miller, the team’s first-round draft pick in 2005, went on to play 168 games, recording nearly 600 receptions for over 6500 yards and 45 touchdowns, fumbling only seven times during those years. And for as good as a pass catcher he was, he was an even better blocker, among seemingly the last of a dying breed: the two-way tight end.