Is the curse finally over for the Lions? The Detroit News points out that now the Lions and fans can breathe easy, as the Matt Millen Era is officially over as with the release of safety Daniel Bullocks Thursday, the team no longer has any draft picks on their roster:
The release of Lions safety [...]
Looks like former Lions GM Matt Millen is looking for some cash from his former team. Today’s MLive.com has the story about Millen looking to get money from the Lions.
It’s not surprising that former Lions president Matt Millen isn’t talking these days. Millen will have plenty to say as part of NBC’s Super Bowl [...]
From: Pro Football Talk.com
Maybe the Lions are taking the whole “do the opposite” thing too literally.
When former coach Matt Millen hired heard coaches on the three occasions, they each had press conference after they were hired.
So the opposite would be, we suppose, having a head-coaching candidate hold a press conference before he’s hired.
It’s precisely [...]
From: Pro Football Talk.com
More than four months after he disappeared from sight after being fired by the Lions, Matt Millen has re-emerged. In a surreal on-air interview, which had no relevance to either of the games NBC will be airing on Saturday, Millen addressed with Dan Patrick of Football Night In America various issues regarding [...]
And so the firing of coaches begins. The Detroit Lions, less than 24 hours following their unreal 0-16 season which included their defense allowing over 500 points, Monday fired head coach Rod Marinelli. To say the move was expected is an understatement, as Marinelli is the latest in a line of Lions coaches unable to [...]
From: Detroit Free Press
The Lions will not clean house completely after the season, despite making history with their futility. Owner William Clay Ford said in a released statement Sunday that “he expects both Tom Lewand and Martin Mayhew to return to the organization next season.”
Lewand is the Lions’ chief operating officer. Mayhew was promoted [...]
The Matt Millen era in Detroit is over, and with it the Lions are hoping that a change in fortune is headed for the 0-3 club this week that takes on the Chicago Bears in the Motor City. The NFC North battle will go down at 1pm on Sunday, and while the Bears come [...]
As if the relationship hadn’t soured enough, the honeymoon between Lions GM Matt Millen and upper management now appears to be on rocky ground. This after the Lions, now at 0-3, were blown out Sunday in San Fran by a 49′ers team with a QB and offensive coordinator that were on the Lions one [...]
