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Heath Miller hired as head football coach at Virginia high school

Wild Card Round - Pittsburgh Steelers v Cincinnati Bengals CINCINNATI, OH - JANUARY 09: Heath Miller #83 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs with the ball against the Cincinnati Benglas at Paul Brown Stadium on January 9, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

This article originally appeared on steelersnow.com.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller has been out of the game for almost a decade, but he’ll now step back onto the gridiron as a high school head coach.

The St. Anne’s-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia named Miller as the acting head coach for Saints Football in the 2024-25 season. Miller succeeds Joe Sandoe.

“I’m looking forward to leading the Saints Football program for the 2024 season. I hope to build off of the solid foundation that Coach Sandoe has worked tirelessly to build. It’s my goal to field a team that models the proper values on the field and off,” Miller said in a statement released on the school’s website.

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