Last week, following ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller’s serious car accident that resulted in the amputation of his left arm, his sister-in-law launched a GoFundMe campaign. In less than a week, the effort generated more than $51,000 in donations, including generous contributions from ESPN colleagues such as Pat McAfee, Mel Kiper Jr., Adam Schefter, and Wright Thompson.
Despite the campaign’s apparent success, it was paused Friday, just one week after it first opened.
The timing of the campaign’s closing, first noted by ProFootballTalk, came just hours after the Missouri Attorney General’s Office announced it was opening an investigation into Miller following several complaints regarding his use of funds as a fantasy football commissioner, as well as questions regarding his prior public charity efforts.
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office confirmed to Front Office Sports that an investigation into Miller is ongoing. Awful Announcing first broke the news of the investigation after previously publishing a story detailing the vast claims against Miller, who ESPN hired full-time in 2022.
While Miller’s accident and the ensuing coverage shed a spotlight on the claims against him, they had been circulating for nearly a month before he was involved in a life-threatening crash.
Here’s a full timeline of recent events and what we know.
May 21, 2026: The Reddit Thread
In late May, a user on the Dynasty Fantasy Football Subreddit posted a thread titled “Matt Miller Leagues and Scam.” In the post, the user asked if anybody else was in a fantasy league run by the ESPN analyst, whom he said “ghosted” his own league without paying out the winner or providing any update on the charitable efforts that had been advertised during the sign-up process.
Multiple users replied to the thread saying they were in similar situations in leagues Miller had started. The original poster responded to his own thread, sharing that he learned Miller had been banned from the Sleeper fantasy football platform, which other users in the thread said they had also become aware of.
“They confirmed he’s a known scammer and is banned from the platform,” one user wrote.
Sleeper did not immediately respond to a message from FOS seeking to confirm whether Miller had been banned.
June 17: The Crash
On Wednesday, June 17, Miller was involved in a serious car crash on Mo-96 in Jasper County, Missouri.
According to local TV station KOAM, the accident occurred when Miller’s 2023 Bronco crossed the center line and struck a semi tractor trailer. The report noted that he “suffered serious injuries and was flown to Mercy Joplin.” The 28-year-old driver of the 2024 International semi was not injured in the crash.
Images from the crash scene showed Miller’s vehicle was completely destroyed. While he wasn’t initially identified as the driver, he took to social media on June 23 to address the situation.
“Last week, I was involved in a serious car accident in Missouri and was airlifted to Mercy Hospital,” he wrote on X. “I’m deeply grateful for the exceptional care I have received, from the first responders to the doctors, nurses and medical staff. I’m incredibly fortunate to be writing this.
Miller also shared that he had suffered “significant injuries,” including multiple fractures and broken ribs, in addition to undergoing “a life-saving amputation of my left arm.” He said that while he still has a long recovery ahead, he was looking forward to returning to ESPN and covering the 2027 NFL Draft.
June 25: The Backlash
Two days after his initial post, Miller replied to it with a link to a GoFundMe that had been set up by his sister-in-law. Soon after, the responses were filled with claims about his missed payouts in the fantasy football leagues, including links to the aforementioned Reddit thread.
In addition to the comments about Miller’s behavior as a fantasy football commissioner, others replied by noting that the initial goal of $10,000 on the GoFundMe page had been repeatedly raised. A log on the fundraiser’s page shows that the goal was raised from $10,000 to $16,000 to $30,000 to $55,000 on June 25.
Over the course of the ensuing weekend, comments, complaints, and jokes about Miller’s behavior spread throughout social media. When he returned to X on June 29 to post about his 43rd birthday and reflect on his recent injuries and near-death experience, the replies immediately filled with comments and memes referencing the claims.
He has not posted since.
July 2: The Investigation
One day after publishing a thorough story compiling the claims against Miller and reporting new ones, Awful Announcing reported that the Missouri Attorney General’s Office was opening an investigation into his behavior.
“The Missouri Attorney General’s Office encourages consumers from any state who believe they have been misled to contact us,” a spokesperson from the AG’s office told FOS on Friday. “Attorney General Hanaway takes consumer protection very seriously, and we will work diligently to uncover the facts.”
According to Awful Announcing, Miller served as the commissioner of 91 different fantasy football leagues in 2025. The claims against him include multiple accusations that he failed to pay out the winners of his fantasy football leagues, didn’t make good on paid scouting lessons he had sold, and questions about discrepancies regarding his 417 Foundation charity.
The article also noted that “many” of the people they spoke with said Miller increased communication and repayments after the Reddit thread in May. This occurred in the days leading up to the crash, and others shared proof they had received payouts from Miller following the crash and the creation of the GoFundMe page.
Hours after news of the investigation was first made public, that GoFundMe campaign has now been paused, with PFT noting that Miller’s mother is now listed as the beneficiary of the fundraiser after it had previously been his sister-in-law. Contacted by FOS, GoFundMe shared that the page had been paused by the organizer, as opposed to GoFundMe itself.
Miller and ESPN have yet to publicly address the claims that have filled social media for more than a week now, or the Missouri investigation. ESPN declined to comment on this story, and Miller did not respond to a message from FOS seeking comment.
