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Matt Millen: 'I Stunk' at Being GM, John Elway Can Succeed

By FanHouse StaffJan 5th 2011 – 2:04PM

John Elway is following in Matt Millen's footsteps, taking over an NFL team with no prior experience in an NFL front office. Millen was an abject failure as GM of the Lions from 2001 to 2008. His drafts mostly turned out terribly, and his teams were constantly at the bottom of the NFL. The last of those teams, in 2008,...

Dirty (Half) Dozen: The Coaching Carousel and the Rooney Rule

By Dave GoldbergJan 5th 2011 – 1:34PM

When Tom Cable, a little-known offensive line coach, was hired as coach of the Raiders to replace Lane Kiffin four games into the 2008 season, the hiring was viewed as just another bizarre Al Davis hiring, even more bizarre than hiring Kiffin, then 32 years old, the year before. When Davis fired Cable Tuesday night after...

Back Porch Photo of the Day: Ghost of Millen Too Strong for Suh

By Ryan WilsonNov 8th 2010 – 2:00PM

We provide the picture, you provide the 1,000 words. It's the Back Porch Photo of the Day. That's the Lions 2010 first-round pick DT Ndamukong Suh attempting an extra point. Your initial reaction -- "Yep, that sounds about like the Lions" -- would actually be misguided in this instance. Sure, the organization is marred...

Lions Release Daniel Bullocks, Complete Dumping of 2002-06 Draft Picks

By Chris BurkeJul 9th 2010 – 12:15AM

Daniel Bullocks was let go by the Lions Thursday, putting the final stamp on arguably the worst five-year draft run in NFL history. His release means that exactly zero of the 38 draft picks made by ex-Lions president Matt Millen between 2002 and 2006 remain on the current Detroit roster, a fact pointed out by MLive's Tom...

Video: Matt Millen Apologizes for Remarks During NFL Draft

By Ryan WilsonApr 26th 2010 – 11:30AM

There are many benefits to skipping ESPN's NFL Draft coverage, most of which have to do with avoiding the inevitable Mel Kiper-Todd McShay catfights, not to mention that NFL Network's Mike Mayock (even the version where he can't speak) and Corey Chavous know more about the players than anyone not in an NFL war room. Even...

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Background on Matt Millen

Matthew George "Matt" Millen (born March 12, 1958) is an American former National Football League linebacker and a former executive.

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