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Jah Reid and Bruce Miller had strong performances in the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday. Both Reid and Miller started in the East's 25-8 victory.
The East-West Shrine Game is the longest running all-star college football game and one of Miller and Reid's first stops in a journey that could lead to a spot on an NFL roster.
Reid made a key block on the East's first touchdown drive in the first quarter. He played in six series on offense in the first half and contributed to the special teams unit as well.
"The competition here is amazing," Reid said. "You watch these people on TV this whole year during the season and to compete against them at practice is kind of crazy. There are a lot of good people here and I have to do my best to hold my own."
Reid certainly held his own. East coach Dan Reeves, who is ranked seventh all-time in NFL wins (201), had good things to say about the 6-foot-7, 320-pound tackle.
"He's got a really bright future playing in the National Football League," Reeves said. "It's hard to find guys that big that have that kind of foot quickness that he's got."
On the defensive end, Miller had a slow start in the first half. His key plays came after halftime, when he recorded a sack and played a part in pressuring the quarterback which in turn forced an interception.
"[I just did] the same things, kept fighting, kept pushing and was able to get to the quarterback," the noticably slimmer Miller said. "It was great coverage and it took some time, but I was able to get there."
Miller, who pressured the quarterback throughout the week's practices, also caught Reeves' eye.
"I'm working with the offense and the thing that happens is that guys like Bruce show up all the time," Reeves said. "Then you worry about your offense, you start going ‘Oh my gosh, you're not very good.' He was one of the ones you always noticed getting to the quarterback at practice and you're hoping he carries that over to the game and I think you saw that he could do that."
Both Miller and Reid improved their NFL draft stock with their solid performances in the game, and hope to do the same at the NFL combine in February. In the meantime, Miller will be training in Atlanta while Reid will train in Missouri.
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