Zach Miller was a deserving recipient of the Bears’ Ed Block Courage Award on Tuesday given how courageous, literally, the tight end has been since nearly losing his leg after a horrific injury suffered against the New Orleans Saints in October 2017.
But Miller acknowledged he eventually needs to make a decision on what his football career will look like in the future, perhaps soon. The Bears are willing to give him as much time as he needs and will pay him a base salary of $930,000 in 2019, allowing him to at the least have access to a medical insurance plan while accruing an additional season toward his NFL players’ pension.