Hollidaysburg’s Miller gets shot with Saints (1 Viewer)

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By Cory Giger | Altoona Mirror

Reid Miller will get his chance to compete for an NFL job next week with the New Orleans Saints.

Miller, a Hollidaysburg native, had a productive college career playing for Arkansas and then for Montana as a senior. The safety and special teams ace put up strong numbers at his pro day, drawing interest from several teams following last weekend’s NFL draft.

At 9 a.m. Sunday, he got a call from the Saints offering an invite to the team’s rookie minicamp May 10-12.

“I was obviously pretty excited,” Miller said of the call. “It was definitely a surprise just because I never talked to the Saints through the whole draft process.”

He did have talks with the Seahawks, Vikings and Jets prior to the draft.

Miller, who’s 5-foot-8 and 208 pounds, hopes he can show the Saints that he can be a “Swiss Army knife” type of player. He played both safety positions and the nickel in college, plus has extensive experience on special teams. ...

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