The team added another Wyatt to their offensive line but a bit surprising that the addition wasn’t at the center position:
The Cleveland Browns roster will constantly be in flux under GM Andrew Berry especially during training camp when he has much more room to work with. Wednesday, the team waived WR Travell Harris and signed OL Wyatt Miller.
The 6’6″ Miller was undrafted out of UCF in 2019. He was waived by the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Cleveland will be the eighth team that he has signed with over the last three seasons but he has yet to log a snap in regular season action.
With Nick Harris and Dawson Deaton going on injured reserve, it is slightly surprising that the lineman signed was not a center. Ethan Pocic and rookie Brock Hoffman are the team’s two centers while Michael Dunn and Hjalte Froholdt shared some snapping duties in practice as well.
The 5’8″ Harris was undrafted out of Washington State where he compiled 179 receptions for just under 2,000 yards in four seasons. He also had 86 kick returns and 21 punt returns in college but wasn’t able to stick with Cleveland despite the injury to Jakeem Grant.
The Panthers waived five players ahead of the preseason’s first roster reduction deadline.
The Carolina Panthers will be heading into joint practices with the New England Patriots starting this week. But, unfortunately for a handful of guys, they’ll be doing it with a reduced roster.
Less than 24 hours after the team’s 23-21 win in their preseason opener against the Washington Commanders, the Panthers have waived five players. The departed includes running back Darius Bradwell, tight end Nate Becker, offensive lineman Wyatt Miller, linebacker Kamal Martin and cornerback Chris Westry.
Tuesday marks the summer’s first deadline for cut-downs. Teams must get their rosters down from 90 men to 85 with the second batch (or third if you want to count the all-important Hall of Fame Game) of exhibition contests ahead.
The chopping block will be revisited by the Panthers and the rest of the league two more times before the start of the regular season—once prior to Aug. 23 to get to 80 men and the other prior to Aug. 30 to get to 53.
CB Troy Pride Jr. is the first draft pick of the Matt Rhule era to part ways with the Panthers.
Monday afternoon marked a first for Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule, as he and the team parted ways with one of his draft picks. And that pick is Troy Pride Jr.
The 24-year-old cornerback was officially waived with an injury designation today, just two years after being selected. Pride Jr. had missed the entirety of the 2021 campaign after tearing his ACL in the preseason opener against the Indianapolis Colts.
A University of Notre Dame product, Pride Jr. was taken in the fourth round of the 2020 draft. In his lone season with the Panthers, he recorded 42 tackles and two passes defensed over 14 games.
Along with the release, came news of two additions to the roster. One, as reported by Pro Football Network’s Aaron Wilson on Sunday, is tight end Jared Scott—who most recently played at Idaho State University.
The second is offensive tackle Wyatt Miller. Miller entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and has picked up practice-squad stops with the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs.
Will Wyatt Miller get a chance to prove himself among the Cowboys offensive lineman?
Joining the Cowboys roster in the final week of the 2019 season, 24-year-old Wyatt Miller is hoping for a longer stay with the Cowboys in Dallas. Can he survive the churn of training camp and claim a spot on Mike McCarthy’s 2020 team?
Standing 6-foot-5 and weight 298 pounds, Miller is a second-year offensive lineman who went undrafted out of UCF. He played in 49 total games and was a three-year starter for the Knights, playing both left and right tackle. Miller was a member during UCF’s 25-game win streak, starting every game during that stretch.
Originally signed by the Jets, Miller spent the majority of his rookie season on Cincinnati’s practice squad.
He may have minimal professional experience, but he does have traits that stand out on tape. This scouting report from Gang Green Nation highlights Miller’s potential as a guard in the NFL level, and notes his run blocking ability:
“UCF had some good success in the running game, breaking their single-season rushing record in 2018 with Miller a big part of that. They would often run behind him . . . Miller needs to work on his strength, technique and foot speed, but does have some desirable traits that will give the Jets’ coaching staff some hope they can turn him into a worthwhile interior line project.”
Offensive line depth is extremely important to any team’s success, and Dallas is currently in the midst of reloading its vaunted unit. As a young and developing player, Miller will need to outlast plenty of competition during training camp to claim even a practice squad spot.
He’ll be up against Adam Redmond, Marcus Henry and Cody Wichmann in sorting out the backup interior line depth. The road may be long, but there’s a decent change one of these players sees the field in 2020, given how many offensive lineman the team eventually turns to over the course of a season
Miller may be one of the most unknown players on the Cowboys roster, but after a storied college career, he still has fans in Orlando. Just ask his boy and Knightro’s Kids Club member Walker Meyers.
