Matt Millen

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 teams that won the Super Bowl. Millen won a Super Bowl ring with each of the three teams for which he played; moreover, he won a Super Bowl ring in each of the four cities in which he played (the Raiders won championships in both Oakland and Los Angeles during his tenure).

After his playing career, Millen was President and chief executive officer of the Detroit Lions from 2001 until week 4 of the 2008 NFL season. His eight-year tenure as head of the franchise led to the worst eight-year record in the history of the modern NFL (31-84, a .270 winning percentage), 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 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 has also been employed by ESPN as an NFL analyst, and by NFL Network as a color commentator on Thursday Night Football. Millen wax an analyst for ESPN's college football coverage, paired in 2013 with Joe Tessitore. In 2015 Millen returned to Fox NFL and debut on Big Ten Network.

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"He's getting better and better. He just has to learn to play lower, which he's working on. His hands are excellent. I'm pleased with him."

"The kind of college career he had and success he had, we just wanted to take a look at him, see his arm, watch him move around. He made all the throws. It was a good little workout. There are a lot of guys we're going to bring through."

"At times, good people suffer a cruel fate, ... and this is one of them. . . . It's not a happy day. Steve is as good a person as I've been around. He's a close friend of mine, and it bothers me."

"Before we get to that, we have to play better. That's the first thing we have to do."

"That's a new one on me."

"He's kind of a cross between Corey Dillon and Fred Taylor. He has a chance to be real special."

"Now we're waiting for him to get where he's going to go. He'll take another step."

"I'm interested. We wanted to bring him in to give him a physical, to see where he is physically. I think he can contribute. You've got to find out what you're getting, if you get it. Finances are something you have to try to work out -- like every other team. But I wanted to see exactly where he is right now."

"I like what we have right now. After having no receivers, it's nice to have some options."

"It's nice to have the full support of the Detroit community. Seeing my name on all of those banners and signs at games gives me a warm feeling inside, the feeling you get when you sense that you're minutes away from being canned. It's a good thing I just read my name on those signs and nothing else."

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L.a. Shines

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L.a. Shines

by: Matt Alleny

Make it right, let's do it on a level playing field tonight.
Play it fair, get ready to act like if it was your time.
L.A. is calling you, let's get into it and see what it has to give.
There is fake in here, call it Wonderland,
And don't forget dreams come true.
Let it shine, keep on dreaming, Angels live in Holly lands.
From the hills to the ocean, L.A. shines. Don't burn your eyes.
L.A style: here you're gonna walk the "palm tree", "rainbow" line.
Don't be afraid about the dreaded Big One, Marvel will save us.
On Ventura blvd, working at a mom-and-pop, get ready to show up on time.
When the moon rises over Eagle Rock, take it as a sign
Let it shine, keep on dreaming, Angels live in Holly woods.
From the hills to the ocean, L.A. shines. Don't burn your eyes.
Maybe driving Riverside all night could take you to new heights
"Suburbs in search of a city", this has been L.A all along...
Let it shine, keep on dreaming, Angels live in Holly woods.

Matt Millen

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