Up-and-Down Career of Washington QB Cyler Miles ends in retirement due to injury
Written by Ryan Wright
The future was bright for Cyler Miles in 2012. The extremely gifted quarterback was heading to the University of Washington as a 4-star out of Mullen High School but was also named the co-MVP of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl hitting 7 of 8 attempts for 155 yards with a score and another touchdown on the ground.
The Huskies redshirted Miles in 2012 but was part of the travel squad getting him ready for his role as the future of the Washington program. In 2013 the redshirt freshman saw action in eight games behind Keith Price. Miles started one game passing for 418 yards with four touchdowns completing 37 of 61 attempts on the season. Flashing his speed he rushed for 200 yards on 23 carries.
The 2014 season was billed as Miles breakout season. He started and played in 12 of UDUB’s 14 games passing for 2,397 yards with 17 touchdowns against 4 interceptions. He also rushed for another 307 yards finding the end zone another four times.
Miles breakout season started off rough after he was suspended for the opener against Hawaii for a post-Super Bowl fight he got into along with former Washington teammate Damore’ea Stringfellow. Charges were eventually dropped against Miles but he missed all of spring practices in 2014 due to the altercation.
Monday’s announcement stated Miles was retiring from college football due to a chronic hip injury. University of Washington medical personnel reportedly advised their second-year starter against taking the field ever again in fear of further aggravating his condition.
This spring Petersen announced Miles was taking a leave of absence from the team missing all of spring practices again “dealing with some things in his life that are more important that football.”
Miles issued a statement regarding his departure from college football writing, “I am grateful to Coach Petersen and his staff for all the opportunities I have been given here at Washington. I am disappointed that my hip injuries will not allow me to continue playing, but I am committed to earning my UW degree and will leave the program with many great friendships and valuable lessons learned.”
Per NCAA rules if a player retires due to medical reasons said player can continue receiving benefits of his/her scholarship until their undergraduate degree has been completed.
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Head coach Chris Petersen released a statement regarding Miles retirement reading, “I am pleased that Cyler will remain committed to the pursuit of his UW degree, even though his injuries will keep him from competing on the football field. We will continue to support him and wish him the best in this next phase of his life.”
The Huskies squad is left with Jake Browning, K.J. Carta-Samuels, Jeff Lindquist, and Tony Rodriguez on the roster at quarterback. Lindquist appeared in 13 games last season completing 10 of 30 pass attempts for 162 yards with one touchdown.
Photo credit: rantsports.com; No. 10 Cyler Miles against UCLA.