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Matt Millen the Butt of Jokes at the Combine

Feb 23, 2008 – 10:59 AM
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Michael David Smith

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Notes on a trip to the NFL Scouting Combine.

This may come as a shock, but Matt Millen is not particularly well respected in NFL circles.

In Indianapolis for the Combine this week, I've heard a whole lot of people laughing at the expense of Millen, the Lions' president. I've heard a couple of reporters talking about how clueless Millen sounded when he talked to the media. I've heard an agent say the Lions need to be told how to orchestrate trades. I've heard a personnel guy make the requisite joke about how Millen is sure to take a first-round wide receiver. And so on.

It feels a little cruel to pick on Millen at this point, given that he's been picked on plenty while leading the Lions to a 31-81 record in seven years at the helm. Of course, it's nowhere near as cruel as what Millen as inflicted upon Lions fans.

Ultimately, however, Millen is getting the last laugh. Lions owner William Clay Ford has all but declared him president of the team for life, making him more secure in his job than any of the people joking about him are in theirs.
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