ESPN Analyst Matt Miller Takes Leave After Arm Amputation as Missouri Investigation Continues

ESPN analyst Matt Miller announced Friday that he is taking indefinite leave from the network to focus on healing after a June 18 car crash in Missouri that required amputation of his left arm. The Guardian reported that Miller, 42, crossed into oncoming traffic on a state highway and collided with a semi tractor-trailer. He was flown to a hospital, where doctors amputated his left arm.

Miller also suffered multiple fractures and broken ribs. In his statement, Miller said the arm surgery was successful with hopes of an eventual prosthetic replacement and that femur and patella surgeries saved his left leg. Miller is a native of Joplin, Missouri.

He contributed NFL draft analysis to Bleacher Report and ESPN for 12 years before his on-air debut at ESPN in April 2023. An online fundraising campaign for his medical costs raised more than $50,000 before it was paused. The Guardian reported that the pause followed complaints alleging Miller had not delivered promised services for fantasy football leagues and paid scouting lessons that were billed as charity work.

Awful Announcing spoke to at least seven people who paid up to $500 for charity fantasy leagues run by Miller and did not receive winnings or information on charitable proceeds. The outlet also reported that one person paid Miller $500 for scouting lessons and received only a single five-minute phone call, and that more than 40 additional people contacted Awful Announcing with similar complaints.

Awful Announcing established that a charity run by Miller was forcibly dissolved in 2019 due to compliance failures.

The Missouri state attorney general’s office confirmed it has an open investigation into issues involving Miller. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway stated that the office takes consumer protection very seriously. Miller’s Friday statement did not address the investigation.