Matt Miller is still an ESPN employee amid the recent round of layoffs, the company confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.
An NFL draft analyst, Miller suffered life-threatening injuries in a car crash June 17 that resulted in the amputation of his left arm.
He announced his leave from the company in a July 10 post on his X account.
“To best focus on my healing and recovery, I’m stepping away indefinitely and will be placed on leave from ESPN,” he wrote. “Thank you to all for the prayers and thoughts; please keep them coming.”
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office launched an investigation into Miller on July 2 after he was accused of past financial improprieties by numerous people, both on social media and via reporting by Awful Announcing. Several individuals outlined they had failed to receive payments for fantasy football leagues, football camps and scouting lessons in which Miller has been involved.
“As he announced, Matt is on a mutually agreed-upon leave,” ESPN said in a statement provided to USA TODAY Sports.
The company is aware of the allegations against him and plans to address them with Miller when appropriate, according to a person at ESPN with knowledge of the situation. The person was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about employment statuses.
Matt Miller away from ESPN ‘indefinitely’
As Miller faces a lengthy recovery, a resolution any time soon from ESPN is not expected.
“The surgery to remove my left arm was successful with hopes of an eventual prosthetic replacement,” Miller wrote on July 10. “Similarly, the femur and patella surgeries were also successful and the fantastic surgery team was able to save my left leg.”
Why is Matt Miller being investigated?
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway addressed the investigation for the first time in an interview with Heather Sullivan of First Alert 4 in St. Louis on July 15.
Hanaway confirmed the investigation was centered on complaints that Miller had failed to deliver product – or had provided “minimal product” – to individuals who had paid for camps or to join fantasy football leagues run by him.
Hanaway also outlined that her office decided to investigate Miller because it was “getting complaints from Missourians that they had been victims of his.” A total of 26 complaints have been filed against him thus far.
“It does look like it’s going to be a lengthy investigation because there were a lot of transactions,” Hanaway explained.
Contributing: Jacob Camenker
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Matt Miller remains on leave amid ESPN layoffs, Missouri AG investigation
