Scotty Miller Talks About His Season-Long Injury
June 27th, 2021
Hey, Tom Brady had a season-long knee injury last year that required knee surgery — but never landed on an injury report.
So would it really surprise anyone to learn another Buccaneer was in a similar boat?
Clutch speedster receiver Scotty Miller sounded like a guy trying to keep the extent of his 2020 injury quiet early in his interview with The Pat McAfee Show last week.
Miller was a no-show at Bucs spring practices, including the unofficial ones hosted by Tom Brady.
“My situation was unique. I had something going on with my body this offseason,” Miller began. “So I was actually rehabbing [at One Buc Palace] while all the guys were doing OTAs. So I actually didn’t go to any sessions with Tom this offseason. … If I was healthy, I probably would have been with Tom.”
McAfee, the former Pro Bowl punter and Colts emergency QB under Bruce Arians, pressed Miller to share what was wrong with him.
“I was dealing with a groin injury all last year. Literally, the first game I tweaked my groin, so all season I was dealing with it,” Miller said. “So I had to take care of it right after the Super Bowl. And then I got cleared right before minicamp — full participant and felt really good.”
Joe’s assuming Miller was talking about postseason surgery on his groin. Think about that; Miller was blowing by NFL defensive backs with a groin in need of repair.
What happens this year when he turns 24 and is bigger, stronger, healthier and faster?
As for Brady hosting his own workouts on his own time, outside the aura and eyes of One Buc Palace, Miller believes it was about building on a foundation set a year ago.
“It worked last year, so why not do it again; I think that was Tom’s mindset,” he said.
June 27th, 2021 at 7:41 am
Miller will need to be healthy as he now has a competitor in Jaelon Darden who is similar in size to Miller. While Miller plays the outside, Darden will play the slot….but the Bucs can only afford 6 WRs roster spots. Most likely the odd man out is Justin Watson. My guess, someone will be placed on IR before the final 53 cutdown.
June 27th, 2021 at 8:45 am
In the immortal words of Peyton Manning: “rub some dirt on it”.
June 27th, 2021 at 8:59 am
Run Scotty Run. 👍
June 27th, 2021 at 9:06 am
And there are idiots who think this guy is someone we should let go.
June 27th, 2021 at 9:19 am
You know he better had not used the excuse not tonight honey I pulled a groin either! Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!Scooter really suffered alot last season and still put up good numbers. Should be even better this year.
June 27th, 2021 at 9:38 am
Hope Scotty blows up (not in a bad way) this year. A much better version of Adam Humphries.
June 27th, 2021 at 9:58 am
No way the Bucs will let this guy go. Great player, speedster, a Brady favorite, and plays through injury (an Arians type of guy)!
June 27th, 2021 at 10:14 am
It was a pulled meat bazooka but he’s trying to be political correct bcuz his segment was sponsored by an advertiser
June 27th, 2021 at 10:32 am
Funny.
You don’t get surgery for a muscle you “tweak.”
I doubt we’ll ever really know…
June 27th, 2021 at 10:34 am
By “had to take care of it right after the Super Bowl”….does that mean he had some sort surgery?
June 27th, 2021 at 12:26 pm
Apparently, Carl Nassib has been playing his entire career with a stimulated groin.
June 27th, 2021 at 1:51 pm
Always an a-hole bucfan aren’t you?
June 27th, 2021 at 2:47 pm
Scotty was willing to have a footrace pre game to prove he was faster than Hill.
While he was injured no less!
As fast as he was all season with said injury, I wonder how much faster he is when healthy?
June 27th, 2021 at 2:54 pm
Perhaps a hernia?
June 27th, 2021 at 3:38 pm
“IF, I was healthy, I PROBABLY would’ve showed up”
Love Scooter, but that was some horrible word-choosing
June 27th, 2021 at 3:39 pm
… have always liked Scooter btw