As Anthony Miller rehabbed in Memphis, Bears were on his mind: 'Chicago hasn't seen how I can play yet'
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex is buzzing as the Memphis football team prepares for spring practice, but Anthony Miller has no trouble navigating the commotion.
The Bears wide receiver walks into a training room filled with players on tables and in tubs and doles out handshake-hugs to everybody he sees, stopping only for a few moments to take photos with a group of recruits.
His return goes on like this, with frequent stops as his old crew greets him, often with jokes about making the big money. It's a reminder that Miller is only a year removed from his All-America senior season with the Tigers, even if the many changes in his life make him feel as if it has been longer.
"I really don't know some of the younger guys," Miller says. "That's how old I'm getting."
Until May 2018, Miller, 24, spent his entire football career playing in the Memphis area, so he has measuring sticks all around the city to show how far he has come. But at his second home at Halas Hall roughly 550 miles away, he hopes he's only beginning after a rookie season in which he had 33 catches for 423 yards and
