//How John Miller got the nickname 'Big Boosie'

How John Miller got the nickname 'Big Boosie'

CHARLOTTE — In a virtual press conference last week, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater used nicknames when shouting out the offensive line for its solid performance in the win over Arizona.

When he got to right guard John Miller, Bridgewater called him, ‘Big Boosie.’

Where did that come from? Miller on Monday explained it dates back to his high school days at Miami Central.

“I was probably in the 10th grade or something like that. At the time, I was on JV,” Miller said. “I don’t know if y’all are familiar with the rapper Lil Boosie, and the way that he wears his hair is a fade, if you know what a fade is. And so I walked out there with a fade, and everybody was like, ‘Yo! You got that same haircut as that rapper, Lil Boosie! … But you big as hell, we