Chicago Bears rookie wide receiver Anthony Miller has quickly become one of the team's most visible and outspoken players on social media, and earlier this week he took his online presence to another level with the launch of his official website.
Miller debuted his new platform with a post that will get even the most hardened fan fired up.
"Football isn't just a sport for me. This is my identity," he wrote. "I didn’t say that I’m the best wide receiver in the draft to get page views or get people to talk about me more. I said it because I am. I may not have won the awards or the titles that some other guys did. But that’s alright-- I’m fine with being doubted. I love it actually."
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The Bears traded back into the second round of the 2018 NFL draft to select Miller, who's expected to compete for reps behind Taylor Gabriel opposite Allen Robinson and should line up as the team's primary slot receiver.
"Working hard has always been part of my game plan; it’s part of who I am. I’ll figure out how to make whatever adjustments I need to make. I’ll thrive in the NFL just like I did in college."
Miller is part of the offseason's offensive overhaul centered around providing Mitch Trubisky with explosive weapons heading into his second season as the team's starting quarterback. Robinson, Gabriel and Miller will combine with a healthy Kevin White to give the Bears a formidable receiving corps capped off by tight end Trey Burton, one of GM Ryan Pace's big free-agent buys.
Miller knows any success he has will depend on the chemistry he builds with Trubisky not only this season but for years to come.
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"My man Mitch [Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky] doesn’t shy away from it either. Working with him during OTAs and minicamp has been great. I see him every day, talk to him every day and we’re just building that chemistry. He’s a relatively new guy coming into the league and so am I, and we’re looking forward to tearing it up this year."