Jack Miller ESPN Column - Left for Health Reasons

Submitted by Jackhammer on

First time Board posting...so bear with me. But I went through the Bleacher Report column and it seems that the ESPN column is stating that the reason of Miller's departure is more so for future health and risks of concussions.

 

This is a different side as I understand it, just curious how the stories appear to be seen in a different light. Mods please delete if this is redundant.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12555518/jack-miller-mic…

 

 

Jackhammer

March 25th, 2015 at 1:36 PM ^

Yeah I read the Bleacher Report and it just appears more like a different angle, and has specific quotes about health concerns from Jack himself in the ESPN article. Is this just ESPN taking the concussion angle more strongly or contradicting reasons? Nothing earth shattering just thought provoking!

 

Either way his decision doesn't change and I have the utmost respect for that regardless of reason.

LiveFromAA

March 25th, 2015 at 1:42 PM ^

Could be ESPN looking for "clicks". Sounds like health concerns may have factored into his decision, but everything we've heard/read up to this point makes it seem like that was not THE reason he chose to leave - as ESPN has chosen to publicize it. 

Bodogblog

March 25th, 2015 at 1:53 PM ^

Agree with a lot of the above, looks like ESPN is reaching with this one.  He says his flame burned out and that's clearly the reason he quit, but the concussion thing was a thought somewhere in there.  

He probably should have left that alone though, because now every media member that wants to paint football as a destroyer of souls is going to come calling.  Glamour names and glamour institutions breed eyeballs and clicks. 

bluebyyou

March 25th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^

In view of the recent actions of several NFL players cutting promsing careers short in prime playing years, I would think that fear of CTE would be a valid factor in Miller's decision.