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Matt Millen

Personal information
Date of birthMarch 12, 1958(age 52)
Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania
Career information
CollegePenn State
NFL Draft1980 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43
Debut1980 for the Oakland Raiders
Last played1991 for the Washington Redskins
Career history
As player:
As Player * Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1980-1988) * San Francisco 49ers (1989-1990) * Washington Redskins (1991) As President / CEO * Detroit Lions (2001-2008)
* 1x Pro Bowl selection (1988) * 4× Super Bowl champion (XV, XVIII, XXIV, XXVI)

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Matthew George "Matt" Millen (born March 12, 1958) is an American former National Football League linebacker and a former executive. Millen played for the Oakland Raiders, the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins. In Millen's 12-year NFL playing career, he played on four Super Bowl-winning teams. Millen won a Super Bowl ring with each of the three teams for which he played.

After his playing career, Millen was President and CEO of the Detroit Lions from 2001 until 2008. His eight-year tenure as head of the franchise led to the worst eight-year record in the history of the modern NFL (31-97), and resulted in his termination on September 24, 2008.

Following his NFL career, he was a football commentator for several national television and radio networks. His last job before joining the Lions was as a member of the number two broadcast team for the NFL on Fox, as well as being the color commentator for Monday Night Football on Westwood One. On February 1, 2009, he joined the NBC broadcast team for pre-game analysis of Super Bowl XLIII. He currently is employed by ESPN and the NFL Network, serving as an NFL analyst for ESPN, a college football color commentator for ABC, and the color man for NFL Network's Thursday Night Football.

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ESPN Analysts Furiously Debate Hard Hits: "It's A Part Of The Game!" - SportsGrid Tweet this news
SportsGrid---Matt Millen- played the role of protector of the old-school, angrily bemoaning the fact that “non-football… people” were changing the game. ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:35:43 GMT+00:00
Stuart Scott, Matt Millen, Steve Young and Trent Dilfer debate the NFL's ... - ESPN Tweet this news
ESPN--NFL football operations executive Ray Anderson told ESPN Radio's "Mike and Mike in the Morning" that the league will hold players accountable under a ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:24:51 GMT+00:00
Jamie Samuelsen's blog Numbers don't lie: Lions are inept on a historic scale - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press--Lions fans hate -Matt Millen-. And sports fans love lists (it's a scientific fact). So how better to wrap our arms around the Millen era (sadly, it continues) ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:20:01 GMT+00:00
Stuart Scott, Matt Millen, Steve Young and Trent Dilfer debate the NFL's ... - ESPN Tweet this news
ESPN--He didn't lose consciousness and left the field on his own. He missed the next game, though. ESPN.com's -Matt- Mosley writes about all things NFC East in his ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:26:31 GMT+00:00
Matt Millen Returning To State Of Michigan - SportsNewser.com (blog) Tweet this news
SportsNewser.com (blog)---Millen- will work the Michigan-Michigan State game on Saturday with Sean McDonough on ABC/ESPN. ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:51:06 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Chuck Schmidt (Executive Vice President)		Detroit Lions General Manager
2001-2008		Succeeded by
Martin Mayhew
Preceded by
Detroit Lions President
2001-2008		Succeeded by
Tom Lewand


Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XV Champions

6 Marc Wilson * 7 Dan Pastorini * 8 Ray Guy * 10 Chris Bahr * 16 Jim Plunkett (MVP) * 21 Cliff Branch * 22 Arthur Whittington * 23 Odis McKinney * 26 Keith Moody * 30 Mark van Eeghen * 31 Derrick Jensen * 33 Kenny King * 35 Dwayne O'Steen * 36 Mike Davis * 37 Lester Hayes * 42 Monte Jackson * 43 Ira Matthews * 44 Burgess Owens * 46 Todd Christensen * 50 Dave Dalby * 51 Bob Nelson * 52 Mario Celotto * 53 Rod Martin * 55 Matt Millen * 56 Jeff Barnes * 57 Randy McClanahan * 62 Reggie Kinlaw * 63 Gene Upshaw * 65 Mickey Marvin * 66 Steve Sylvester * 70 Henry Lawrence * 71 Lindsey Mason * 72 John Matuszak * 73 Dave Browning * 74 Dave Pear * 77 Joe Campbell * 78 Art Shell * 79 Bruce Davis * 81 Morris Bradshaw * 83 Ted Hendricks * 84 Derrick Ramsey * 85 Bob Chandler * 86 Cedrick Hardman * 88 Raymond Chester * 89 Rich Martini * 90 Willie Jones

Los Angeles Raiders Super Bowl XVIII Champions

6 Marc Wilson * 8 Ray Guy * 10 Chris Bahr * 11 David Humm * 16 Jim Plunkett * 20 Ted Watts * 21 Cliff Branch * 22 Mike Haynes * 23 Odis McKinney * 26 Vann McElroy * 27 Frank Hawkins * 28 Cleo Montgomery * 31 Derrick Jensen * 32 Marcus Allen (MVP) * 33 Kenny King * 34 Greg Pruitt * 36 Mike Davis * 37 Lester Hayes * 38 Chester Willis * 45 James Davis * 46 Todd Christensen * 48 Kenny Hill * 50 Dave Dalby * 51 Bob Nelson * 53 Rod Martin * 54 Darryl Byrd * 55 Matt Millen * 56 Jeff Barnes * 57 Tony Caldwell * 58 Jack Squirek * 61 Dave Stalls * 62 Reggie Kinlaw * 65 Mickey Marvin * 66 Steve Sylvester * 68 Johnny Robinson * 70 Henry Lawrence * 71 Bill Pickel * 72 Don Mosebar * 73 Charley Hannah * 74 Shelby Jordan * 75 Howie Long * 77 Lyle Alzado * 79 Bruce Davis * 80 Malcolm Barnwell * 82 Calvin Muhammad * 83 Ted Hendricks * 85 Dokie Williams * 87 Don Hasselbeck * 93 Greg Townsend

Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXVI Champions

2 Kelly Goodburn * 6 Cary Conklin (IR) * 8 Chip Lohmiller * 10 Jeff Rutledge * 11 Mark Rypien (MVP) * 16 Stan Humphries * 20 Alvoid Mays * 21 Earnest Byner * 26 Danny Copeland * 27 Brad Edwards * 28 Darrell Green * 30 Brian Mitchell * 31 Clarence Vaughn * 32 Ricky Ervins * 34 Terry Hoage * 35 Martin Mayhew * 37 Gerald Riggs * 40 Alvin Walton * 45 Sidney Johnson * 47 A. J. Johnson * 50 Ravin Caldwell * 51 Monte Coleman * 53 Jeff Bostic * 54 Kurt Gouveia * 55 Andre Collins * 57 Matt Millen * 58 Wilber Marshall * 60 Fred Stokes * 61 Mark Adickes * 63 Raleigh McKenzie * 64 Ralph Tamm * 65 Mohammed Elewonibi (IR) * 66 Joe Jacoby * 67 Ray Brown * 68 Russ Grimm * 69 Mark Schlereth * 71 Charles Mann * 74 Markus Koch * 75 Eric Williams * 76 Ed Simmons * 78 Tim Johnson * 79 Jim Lachey * 80 Keenan McCardell (IR) * 81 Art Monk * 82 John Brandes * 83 Ricky Sanders * 84 Gary Clark * 85 Don Warren * 86 Stephen Hobbs * 87 Ron Middleton * 88 James Jenkins * 89 Terry Orr * 94 Bobby Wilson * 97 Jumpy Geathers * 99 Jason Buck

Detroit Lions

The FranchiseFranchise * Seasons * Players * Starting Quarterbacks * Coaches
StadiumsUniversal Stadium * University of Detroit Stadium * Tiger Stadium * Pontiac Silverdome * Ford Field * Allen Park (practice facilities and team headquarters)
CultureWilliam Clay Ford * What's going on * Barry Sanders * Thanksgiving Classic
Lore1932 Playoff Game * 0-16 * The Curse of Bobby Layne
Head CoachesGriffin * G. Clark * D. Clark * Henderson * G. Clark * Edwards * Karcis * Dorais * McMillin * Parker * Wilson * Gilmer * Schmidt * McCafferty * Forzano * Hudspeth * M. Clark * Rogers * Fontes * Ross * Moeller * Mornhinweg * Mariucci * Jauron * Marinelli * Schwartz
League Championships (4)1935 * 1952 * 1953 * 1957
Current League AffiliationsLeague: National Football League * Conference: National Football Conference * Division: North Division
BroadcastersRadio: Detroit Lions Radio Network * Dan Miller * Jim Brandstatter * Tony Ortiz * WXYT-FM * WXYT (AM)
TV: Detroit Lions Television Network * Matt Shepard * Desmond Howard * Charlie Sanders * Steve Courtney * WWJ-TV
History: List of Detroit Lions broadcasters

ESPN NFL Personalities

HostChris Berman * Sal Paolantonio * Stuart Scott * Trey Wingo
AnalystEric Allen * Lomas Brown * Tedy Bruschi * Cris Carter * Trent Dilfer * Mike Ditka * Herm Edwards * Mike Golic * James Hasty * Tim Hasselbeck * Merril Hoge * Qadry Ismail * Tom Jackson * Ron Jaworski * Keyshawn Johnson * Matt Millen * Mark Schlereth * Marcellus Wiley * Steve Young
ContributorJohn Clayton * Suzy Kolber * Chris Mortensen * Rachel Nichols * Sal Paolantonio * Adam Schefter * Michael Smith * Michele Tafoya * Ed Werder
Play-by-PlayMike Tirico * Mike Greenberg
Color CommentatorRon Jaworski * Jon Gruden * Mike Golic * Steve Young
Sideline ReporterBonnie Bernstein



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