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Matt Millen To ESPN
Matt Millen To ESPN
Yesterday, in the midst of a banner day at Deadspin, AJ took time out from his usual weekend activities to report that Matt Millen will fill the vacancy left by Emmitt Smith on Monday Night Countdown. Why would they want someone who most recently ran Ty Duffy’s favorite football ...
I'm Still Waiting for the "New" Lions Logo
I'm Still Waiting for the "New" Lions Logo
detroit4lyfe.com — We've been hearing for weeks now about how the Lions were finally going to enter the 21st... century and get rid of the lame Leaping Leo logo that was a symbol for Detroit's 50 years of football ineptitude. The old, boring lion silhouette with no detail whatsoever looked more like a baby's ... (more) I'm Still Waiting for the "New" Lions Logo
Ex-Lions boss Millen joins ESPN as NFL, college football analyst
Ex-Lions boss Millen joins ESPN as NFL, college football analyst
usatoday.com — Talk about a turnaround: ESPN plans on casting Matt Millen, who presided over the Detroit Lions' winless... season last year, as ... (more) Ex-Lions boss Millen joins ESPN as NFL, college football ...
ESPN Has Found A Replacement For Emmitt Smith...Matt Millen [Media Meltdowns]
ESPN Has Found A Replacement For Emmitt Smith...Matt Millen [Media Meltdowns]
deadspin.com — While ESPN de-bloats , they wouldn't be the WWL unless they also added a big name. The... biggest one so far: Matt Millen , Ex-Lions GM/Architect of Destruction, will join their Monday Night Countdown on-site team. According to one source, Millen will ... (more) ESPN Has Found A Replacement For Emmitt Smith...Matt ...
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Buzz Manager Blog — ... Monday Night Football crew. DeadSpin.com “Remember that regardless of Millen's disastrous overseeing of the Lions, many in the broadcasting industry think he's one of the best in the business at x-ing/o-ing/colorizing. NBC brought on Millen last year as a special correspondent for their Super Bowl coverage and it seemed imminent that he would join them full-time this season. But Norby (!) swooped in with the big dollars and now Millen's in Bristol." TheBigLead.com “Why would they want someone who most recently ran Ty Duffy’s favorite ...

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