Waived LB Miller Feeling Out New Options

When rookie linebacker Brit Miller was waived from the Carolina Panthers earlier this week, it was hardly a surprise to the former Illinois standout, as the Panthers were already heavily stocked with inside linebackers. Having spent time playing at outside linebacker during the Panthers’ set of organized team activities (OTAs) last month, Miller said that “they already had three inside linebackers, and it was kind of a numbers game for me… I talked to (Carolina’s) general manager and he said, ‘Brit, talent-wise, I wish I could keep you. But we have too many linebackers under contract and we’re cutting this roster.’”

As for what he’ll do next, Miller is already searching out other teams around the league that might be interested in him, saying, “We know San Diego is interested, and my agent and I are pretty hopeful about some other teams. But everyone is on vacation now before the start of training camp, so I expect it will be two or three weeks before we hear anything. I knew this was a possibility.”

Brit Miller was an undrafted free agent who signed with Carolina in April after the draft, and now the Decatur, IL native will be searching for a new home with the NFL before the regular season starts in September.

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Panthers Still Trimming Final Roster

The Carolina Panthers are still making some crucial moves in the weeks leading up to mandatory training camp, and just days after signing rookies Mike Goodson, Tony Fiammetta and Captain Munnerlyn to contracts, the Panthers have cleared roster space for remaining unsigned rookies, waiving undrafted rookie linebackers Mike Juergens and Brit Miller yesterday. Both Juergens (Wyoming) and Miller (Illinois) were signed in the days following this year’s NFL Draft, with both participating in the Panthers’ set of summer school practices and optional workouts in the offseason.

Now that both rookie linebackers Mike Juergens and Brit Miller are gone, they join the list of waived players including Patrick MacDonald, Babatunde Oshinowo, Markus Manson and Reggie Sullivan. With this growing list of waived players, the Panthers have more room to potentially sign second-round draft picks Everette Brown and Sherrod Martin, both of whom have yet to sign contracts with the team but most likely will in the upcoming days or weeks. Third-round draft pick Corvey Irvin and fifth-round pick Duke Robinson still remain unsigned, as well, but both could strike deals with Carolina soon, as training camp begins August 2 in South Carolina.

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