The Jacksonville Jaguars are signing veteran offensive lineman John Miller to their active roster, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day on Tuesday, the Jaguars placed starting left guard Ben Bartch on the injured reserve after he dislocated his knee in a Week 5 loss to the Houston Texans.
Miller, 29, was the Buffalo Bills’ third-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft and started 47 games over four seasons with the team. In 2019, he joined the Cincinnati Bengals on a three-year, $16.5 million deal in free agency. He played just one season with the team and was released in the 2020 offseason.
The guard was then scooped up by the Carolina Panthers and spent the last two seasons with the team, starting 24 games. His play in Carolina underwhelmed and he frustrated fans when he told reporters after a game in which the Panthers allowed seven sacks that “sacks happen.”
While Miller is joining the active roster, the team will likely lean on Tyler Shatley to fill the vacancy at guard with Bartch out of action. The team also traded for interior offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen just before the start of the 2022 season.