The Facts: Miller needs surgery on his left shoulder for the second time in two years after he was injured on a kickoff return in a meaningless 21-19 Week 17 win against the Vikings on Sunday.

Diehards Line: Bears GM Ryan Pace announced the injury at his season-ending news conference Tuesday. Miller hadn’t returned a kickoff this season before filling in for Cordarrelle Patterson, who was in concussion protocol. Miller dislocated the same shoulder multiple times during the 2018 season before he had it repaired, and he missed OTAs in the spring as he recovered. Pace said there isn’t long-term concern even though this is Miller’s second surgery. The goal is for him to return by training camp. HC Matt Nagy called the situation “tough.” Miller took a while to get going in his second season as he needed to prove he would get the details of the offense correct and earn trust from coaches and quarterback Mitch Trubisky. But he had a solid late-season stretch and finished with 52 catches for 656 yards. Now he’ll miss more development time.