JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE, 8/21/19: Action News Jax has learned that a child abuse charge against former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Roy Miller has been dropped.
Original story from 4/24/19 below:
A former Jacksonville Jaguars player was arrested Wednesday on a charge of child abuse.
Roy Miller, 31, was booked into the Duval County Jail early Wednesday morning on a charge of "child abuse - personal/special weapon," according to Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Inmate Information Search online records.
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In November 2017, Miller was arrested on a battery charge. He was accused of hitting his wife.
Miller was a defensive tackle for the Jaguars from 2013 to 2016. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the the Kansas City Chiefs. He retired from the NFL in 2018.
Action News Jax has requested the report for Miller's Wednesday arrest. We will have those details in this story as soon as they become available.
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