Washington announced Friday that QB Cyler Miles would be taking what was termed a voluntary leave of absence from the team. He won't participate in spring practice.
“Cyler is dealing with some things in his life that are more important than football, and he felt it was important to take some time away from the game,” Washington coach Chris Petersen said in a statement. “We are working to support him in any way we can and hope he returns back to the football field soon.”
Miles was Washington's primary starting QB In 2014 as a sophomore and finished the season 219-329 passing for 2,397 yards, 17 touchdowns and four interceptions. He played in 11 of Washington's 13 games.
One of those games he missed was the season opener against Hawaii. And it's the second straight season that Miles hasn't participated in spring practice for Washington. The lack of spring participation in 2014 and the season-opening suspension stemmed from off-field incidents after the Super Bowl.
While he wasn't ultimately charged, Miles was allegedly involved in two alleged assaults in February with former Washington WR Damore’ea Stringfellow, who had said he was backing up his quarterback in an incident that left a woman unconscious for a short period of time after she was knocked down.
Miles spent the 2013 season backing up Keith Price and got significant playing time in two games late in the year.
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