The Bears have made their call on Scotty Miller, and it is a brutal one for a 29-year-old wide receiver trying to cling to a place in the league. On Sunday, Chicago released Miller after he failed to make the 53-man roster, leaving him available once again after a stop that never turned into anything lasting.
That is the hard edge of this business. One day you are in the mix, the next you are out of the picture, and the numbers do not care about reputation or experience. Miller has now appeared in 93 regular-season games across the Buccaneers, Falcons and Steelers, which tells you he has done enough over time to stay around. It also tells you that even a decent body of work is no guarantee of keeping a roster spot when a team decides to move on.
What the release means
For Chicago, the message is simple: Miller was not part of the final 53. That is the only verdict that matters here. The Bears had their reasons, and they have acted on them by cutting him loose before the season moves forward without him.
For Miller, the door is still open elsewhere. Ninety-three regular-season games is not nothing. It is evidence of a player who has been trusted by more than one team, and who now has to hope that another club sees enough value to give him another chance. In a league built on constant churn, that is the reality. You are either on the roster or you are looking for the next one.
There is no drama in the numbers beyond the cut itself, but there does not need to be. The Bears released Scotty Miller on Sunday, and that is the story: a veteran wide receiver missed Chicago's 53-man roster and is now back on the open market, waiting for the next team to decide he is worth the trouble.
