{"id":721560,"date":"2026-06-23T17:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/721560\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T17:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:15:14","slug":"espns-matt-miller-has-arm-amputated-after-horrific-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/721560\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN&#8217;s Matt Miller has arm amputated after horrific car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN NFL draft analyst Matt Miller shared Tuesday that he had his left arm amputated as a result of a major car accident.<\/p>\n<p>Miller, a father of two, shared the news on his X account @nfldraftscout Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast week, I was involved in a serious car accident in Missouri and was airlifted to Mercy Hospital. I\u2019m deeply grateful for the exceptional care I have received, from the first responders to the doctors, nurses and medical staff. I\u2019m incredibly fortunate to be writing this,\u201d Miller tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Miller went on to disclose the extent of his injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Miller was in life-threatening car crash MattMiller\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The aftermath of Matt Miller\u2019s car crash. Joplin News First<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of the accident, I sustained significant injuries, including multiple fractures and broken ribs. I also underwent a life-saving amputation of my left arm. While I have a long road ahead, I\u2019m focused on my recovery and taking things one day at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miller shared his gratitude for those who have reached out as well as his plans going forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for the overwhelming support, prayers and kind messages \u2013 they have meant so much to me and my family during this time,\u201d Miller said. <\/p>\n<p>Matt Miller ESPN<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to continuing my recovery and getting back to ESPN to talk football, including what should be an exciting 2027 NFL Draft class.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KOAM News first reported on the car accident last week,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.koamnewsnow.com\/serious-crash-injures-local-man-espn-analyst\/article_140d531f-6c72-4b77-a186-c5d3bfacb5a5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> which occurred Wednesday afternoon in Jasper County. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 2023 Bronco, which Miller was driving, crossed the center line on Route 96 and collided with a semi-truck. The driver of the semi was not injured. Friends of Miller told KOAM he \u201chas a long road to recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miller has been a part of ESPN for five years, currently working as a year-round draft analyst. Previously, he was the lead NFL Draft writer at Bleacher Report for over a decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ESPN NFL draft analyst Matt Miller shared Tuesday that he had his left arm amputated as a result&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":721561,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[352,349,17351,99,3015],"class_list":["post-721560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-espn","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-draft","tag-sports","tag-sports-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=721560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/721561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=721560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=721560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=721560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}