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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ramon Antonio Vargas

ESPN analyst Matt Miller faces financial investigation amid car crash recovery

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Matt Miller said he is stepping away from his duties at ESPN to focus on healing and recovery. Photograph: ESPN

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.

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