Barron Miles
 Miles with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2023 | |
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| Born: | January 1, 1972 Roselle, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Roselle (NJ) Abraham Clark |
| College: | Nebraska |
| Position: | Defensive coordinator |
| NFL draft: | 1995 / round: 6 / pick: 199 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Barron Miles (born January 1, 1972) is an American former professional football player who played for 12 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also served as the defensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL. Miles finished his career tied for second all-time in career interceptions with 66 and as the all-time leader in blocked kicks with 13. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
Raised in Roselle, New Jersey, Miles played prep football on both offense and defence at Abraham Clark High School.[1]
College career
[edit]One of the top cornerbacks and special teams players in school history at the University of Nebraska, Barron Miles helped Nebraska win the 1994 NCAA college football national championship, and deliver Tom Osborne's first national title. He earned All-Big Eight honors in 1993 and 1994 and ranks among NU's all-time top 10 in pass breakups. He also blocked a school-record seven punts during his career.
Professional career
[edit]Miles was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995, but failed to make the team after suffering a serious knee injury in a preseason game versus the Buffalo Bills during his rookie season.[2] He was assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa in 1997.
Miles joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1998, and made an immediate impact, winning the CFL East Division Rookie of the Year Award. Miles played seven seasons with Montreal, and was named a CFL All-Star three times (1999, 2000, 2002) during his tenure as a Lark.
In 2005, Miles signed with the BC Lions as a free agent, and started 17 of 18 games for the Lions at safety missing only one game due to injury. Miles was named to the 2005 CFL West Division All-Star team as a defensive back and led the Lions with six interceptions (4th in the CFL).
In 2006, Miles led the CFL in interceptions with 10, for 206 return yards, and two touchdowns. During a 2006 CFL All-Star season, Miles recorded 39 defensive tackles, four pass knockdowns, three forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. Miles also notched one defensive tackle, a blocked kick, and a quarterback sack in the Lions' CFL West Division Championship game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, as well as three defensive tackles in the Lions' 25-14 Grey Cup Championship victory over Miles' old team, the Montreal Alouettes.
On August 7, 2009, Miles became the CFL's career leader for blocked kicks (13) with a blocked extra point against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Miles is a five-time CFL All-Star at the defensive back position and finished his career with 66 interceptions.
Coaching career
[edit]Miles began his coaching career as a defensive backs coach for the Senior Varsity Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers during the 2009 season. After serving as an assistant defensive coach and defensive backs coach in the CFL for four teams over 11 years, Miles was named the defensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes in 2021. He continued in that role to begin the 2022 season, but was fired after four games on July 6, 2022.[3]
Miles was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Bishop's Gaiters in August 2022.[4]
On December 5, 2022, it was announced that Miles had been hired by the Ottawa Redblacks to become their defensive coordinator.[5] He served in that role for two seasons before mutually parting ways with the organization following the 2024 season on November 8, 2024.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Miles and his wife Jennifer have three children: Raven, Barron Jr. and Ava.[7]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bauer, Will. "Former Husker football player to be in CFL Hall of Fame", The Daily Nebraskan, April 2, 2018. Accessed December 19, 2019. "Former Nebraska football head coach Frank Solich found Miles, a native of Roselle, New Jersey, at just 140 pounds and playing both quarterback and defense at Abraham Clark High School. He impressed Solich with his determination and grit in a high school playoff loss in 1989."
- ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Danny Maciocia, Noel Thorpe replace Khari Jones, Barron Miles". Montreal Alouettes. July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Zurkowsky: Former Alouettes DC Barron Miles finds fit with Bishop's". Montreal Gazette. September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Redblacks name Barron Miles defensive coordinator". Ottawa Redblacks. December 5, 2022.
- ^ "Redblacks mutually part ways with Defensive Coordinator Barron Miles". Ottawa Redblacks. November 8, 2024.
- ^ "Barron Miles announces retirement". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Abraham Clark High School alumni
- Players of Canadian football from New Jersey
- BC Lions coaches
- BC Lions players
- Bishop's Gaiters football coaches
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Edmonton Elks coaches
- Frankfurt Galaxy players
- Montreal Alouettes coaches
- Montreal Alouettes players
- Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
- People from Roselle, New Jersey
- Saskatchewan Roughriders coaches
- Players of American football from Union County, New Jersey
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers coaches
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Pittsburgh Steelers players