BROWNS Miller ends nine-year NFL career

The linebacker is retiring because of a ruptured Achilles tendon.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Moments after Jamir Miller ruptured his Achilles' tendon last August, the linebacker sat on the Cleveland Browns' sideline in pain.
He feared the worst, worrying his NFL career might be over. On Thursday, Miller said it was.
Miller announced his retirement because of an injury that he said wouldn't heal or allow him to perform like a Pro Bowl player any longer.
"I'll miss Sundays," he said. "I'll miss the game."
Ruptured Achilles
The 29-year-old Miller was sidelined all last season after rupturing his Achilles' in an Aug. 11 exhibition game against Minnesota. Despite months of rehab, Miller said his injury wasn't getting better, and on the advice of two doctors, he decided to end his nine-year career.
"The whole time I was in rehab, it's like I never really reached the point where I felt normal," he said.
Miller was released by the Browns in February and had hoped to sign as a free agent with Cleveland or another team. He got one-year contract offers from Baltimore -- he reportedly passed a physical with the Ravens -- and the Browns, but Miller said following a workout in early April he knew his career was finished.
"I was unable to cut or do certain things that I wanted to do," Miller said. "It's frustrating to be pushed out."
Miller was named to the AFC's Pro Bowl roster after he recorded 13 sacks in 2001. He leaves the game as the only Browns player to make the Pro Bowl since the team rejoined the league in 1999.
"The good part about it is that I had a chance to play for nine years and I had a great career and I did finish my career on top as an All-Pro," he said. "I reached all my goals as a player except one, and that's a Super Bowl ring."