Miles was injured in the spring of 2013 after suffering a spinal cord injury to his C5/C6 vertebrae during a spring football practice, making him a quadriplegic. Miles spent several weeks at University of Texas El Paso Trauma Center ICU and 11 more months at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Shirley Ryan before returning home in April 2014. Miles is pursuing his bachelor's degree at the University of California, Berkeley where he is studying Political Science with an emphasis in Environmental Design.