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Monday Notes: R.I.P. Matt Millen Era (2001-2008)
Channel 95.5, a radio station in Detroit, had a funeral for the Matt Millen era last Friday. A photo gallery of the funeral can be found here. With Millen no longer working for the Lions, he also is no longer a member of the NFL's Competition Committee. FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer, who broke...
Friday Notes: Matt Millen Round-Up
New general manager Martin Mayhew doesn't plan on trading Roy Williams. Steve Mariucci spoke out about the Matt Millen era and had some interesting things to say. The team was 9-7 when Matt was hired, and he was hired to take the team really to the next level, so to speak, and in doing so, he...
Matt Millen Leaves the Lions a Rich Man
Perhaps one of the most frustrating aspects of the entire Matt Millen era aside from his terrible personnel decisions was the fact that he was making so much money from the Lions. Millen was the second-highest paid general manager in the entire NFL. Yes, you read that correctly. Despite the fact...
Wednesday Notes: Post-Millen Era Edition
The Lions opted to not have a press conference about the firing of Matt Millen and instead decided to just send out a press release. Matt Millen's wife, Patty, had this to say about her husband being fired: "We're fine," Millen's wife, Patty, told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. "In...
William Clay Ford Fired Matt Millen
Lions owner William Clay Ford did in fact fire Matt Millen. It is assumed that the firing happened when the two met last night. The two also spoke or had a meeting over the weekend, which may have been what prompted Bill Ford Jr. to come and say he would fire Millen if he could. It's safe to say...
Report: Lions Remove Matt Millen
Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com is reporting that the Lions have "removed" Matt Millen from his job with the team. Glazer goes on to say that as of right now it isn't known if Millen was fired or if he left on his own accord, but both are equally likely scenarios thanks to Bill Ford Jr. His...
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