ESPN analyst Matt Miller faces financial investigation amid car crash recovery

Matt Miller said he is stepping away from his duties at ESPN to focus on healing and recovery. Photograph: ESPN View image in fullscreen Matt Miller said he is stepping away from his duties at ESPN to focus on healing and recovery. Photograph: ESPN ESPN analyst Matt Miller faces financial investigation amid car crash recovery Miller takes indefinite leave after arm amputation and questions of possible financial improprieties An on-air analyst for a top US sports broadcaster says he is pulling back from his role indefinitely as he heals from a car crash in Missouri that forced him to undergo a life-saving amputation – and while he reportedly faces a law enforcement investigation into possible financial improprieties connected to what he billed as side charity work. Matt Miller’s announcement on Friday that he was taking indefinite leave from ESPN provided only the latest twist in an unusual case that has drawn significant attention from both media as well as the substantial number of American football fanatics who follow his area of expertise: the process by which NFL teams select, or draft, collegiate prospects. The saga centering on Miller effectively began on 23 June, when he shared on the social media platform X that he had recently been in a devastating car crash in his home state of Missouri for which he had to have his left arm amputated to save his life. Former Super Bowl champion Darron Lee indicted on murder charge in death of girlfriend Read more Missouri’s KOAM News reported that Miller had crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a semi tractor trailer truck while on a state highway on 18 June. KOAM said that Miller was then flown to a hospital, attributing the information to authorities and friends of his. In addition to the amputation, Miller, 42, wrote that he had suffered multiple fractures and broken ribs, leaving him to navigate “a long road”. “I’m focused on my recovery and taking things one day at a time,” he wrote. Miller’s post about his crash shocked the roughly 316,500 followers that he had accumulated on X alone through his work. The native of Joplin, Missouri , had contributed NFL draft analysis to the online publication Bleacher Report and ESPN for 12 years before making his on-air debut at the latter of those outlets in April 2023. And as word of his plight spread across the digital sports landscape, many contributed to an online campaign meant to help Miller raise money to help cover his medical costs. Prominent ESPN personalities including Pat McAfee, Mina Kimes and Adam Schefter contributed to the campaign as it raised more than $50,000 for Miller. But the fundraiser was ultimately paused after Miller was met with a series of complaints alleging that he had fielded payments for certain endeavors without delivering in return what was promised. In question was work he ostensibly did on the side, such as administering fantasy football leagues or paid lessons on scouting prospective ball players that were suppose