Cyler Miles, Washington QB, Retires from Football Due to Hip Injury

The Washington Huskies' leading passer from last year, Cyler Miles, will reportedly retire from playing football, per ESPN's Joe Schad.   

Washington confirmed the news on its official website, announcing a chronic hip injury as the reason behind Miles' retirement.

"I am grateful to Coach Petersen and his staff for all the opportunities I have been given here at Washington," he said in the press release. "I am disappointed that my hip injuries will not allow me to continue playing, but I am committed to earning my UW degree and will leave the program with many great friendships and valuable lessons learned."

This isn't a recent issue for Miles. When he originally committed to Washington in February 2012 on signing day, he did so while on crutches as he recovered from hip surgery.

His status for the upcoming season was also in doubt after news that he took a voluntary absence from the team in March.

"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," Huskies head coach Chris Petersen said in a statement at the time, per Adam Jude of the Seattle Times. "We are working to support him in any way we can and hope he returns back to the football field soon."

Miles threw for 2,397 yards, 17 touchdowns and four interceptions for the Huskies in 2014. The team isn't exactly flush with experienced QBs who can replace him, per Stephen Cohen of SeattlePI.com:

Jeff Lindquist likely has the early track on the starting job. He went 10-of-26 for 162 yards and a touchdown while filling in for Miles in last year's season opener. The school had suspended Miles for the first game after he was involved in a fight in February 2014.

K.J. Carta-Samuels and Jake Browning did arrive with a fair amount of hype, though. Carta-Samuels was the 11th-best pro-style quarterback in the 2014 recruiting class, while Browning ranked No. 5 in 2015, per 247Sports' composite rankings.