Matt Spaeth: “Heath definitely. He was and still is a mentor to me. He was the guy. He was a pro’s pro and just did everything right. He was so perfect it almost made you mad! It was great watching the way he conducted himself on the field, the way he took care of his body, the way he handled fame and success, and the way he was as a family man.
He was someone you looked up to. He wasn’t a real vocal guy, but we became good friends. We talked a lot and still do. He wasn’t a very vocal leader. He was a different kind of leader. He led by example. You watched him and knew that was they way you were supposed to do things. And if you asked he would always answer your questions.”
Weslye Saunders: “I couldn’t have gone to a better organization. There were so many veterans. Heath Miller was the guy – there was no better guy. He knew what would happen before it happened. He knew I’d hit the rookie wall and knew how I’d handle the complex offense under Arians. He showed me how to handle the anger and rage and keep it on the football field – in-between the lines. He showed me how to focus on every play – no brain farts that get you in trouble.”
Anthony Madison: “Toughest in practice were Mike Wallace and Heath Miller.”
Wes Lyons: “Heath Miller, David Johnson and Lenard Pope helped me adjust as my position was changed to tight end.”
Rian Wallace: “Heath Miller – I faced him in college and we had some competitiveness there, being in the same draft class and competing against him to get off run blocks.”
Jonathan Dwyer: “Heath Miller weirdly – I followed him around everywhere he went. It was weird because he wasn’t at my position – but I just loved how he worked. How he brought a lunchbox attitude. We saw each other and spoke every day – he became a good friend too.”
Mike Schneck: “Now, Heath Miller perpetuates that today. I had to train the players to go up and talk to the families at fist, but now every year they see those families pulling up they go and sign autographs and talk to them.
Heath Miller and {Steelers Community Relations Manager} Michele Rosenthal have been great in carrying this on – I owe them a big thanks.”
Martin Nance: “Heath Miller. He made me feel welcome from day one. He’s such a high character guy and he and his wife were great supports for my wife and I as we adjusted to the city. I can’t say enough about the respect I have for Heath.”
Danny Coale: “I worked out with Heath Miller and Ike Taylor and they didn’t care if I was a practice squad guy or not. They were there to teach and mentor.”
Trevor Moawad, IMG: “A good time was watching Heath Miller, Alex Smith and Chris Spencer singing Jimmy Buffet songs at karaoke with Miller playing guitar. It was a classic moment. Miller was a special guy. A real great character guy.”
Jamie McCoy: “Heath was awesome – I guess you can say he was a player from my position who really helped me. It wasn’t anything more than what he did for the other guys. He was just a standup dude. He was there for you if you had any questions.”
Zach Gentry: “It was awesome being around him. He helped me a lot at the combine to get ready. He’s a heck of a guy. We had some fun talking about the fact we both transitioned from quarterback to tight end and what that was like -the different obstacles we had to face to make that transition.”
Patrick Bailey: “. Heath helped me off the field. He and Hokie were family men. They showed me how to be there for my kids while playing in the NFL.”
David Paulson: “I got tips from Heath – he was great helping me out. And working on drills every day. “
Chris Rainey: ” James used to lift three times a day – that was too much for me. I did everything Heath did. Hard work – I worked hard all of my life.”
Ravens LB Jarrett Johnson: “Heath Miller may have been the best all-around tight end I ever faced. “