Gunzlingr
12-28-2003, 03:56 PM
Matt Millen will be back next year as president and general manager of the Detroit Lions, who have had the worst record in the NFL during his three seasons in Detroit.
Lions owner William Clay Ford said Sunday he hadn't considered firing Millen, despite a 9-38 record during his tenure going into the team's final game vs. the St. Louis Rams.
"I want him," Ford said before the game. "I don't need any more reason than that."
Millen has two years left on a five-year, $15-million contract he signed after the 2000 season.
Ford said there may be changes on coach Steve Mariucci's staff, however.
Millen, who was not surprised by Ford's announcement, said he is even more determined to turn around the franchise he has run since leaving a lucrative job as a television analyst.
"You come to do a job and you've got to get it finished and find a way to get it done," said the former linebacker, who won four Super Bowls with three teams.
Ford agreed.
more (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1695238)
Lions owner William Clay Ford said Sunday he hadn't considered firing Millen, despite a 9-38 record during his tenure going into the team's final game vs. the St. Louis Rams.
"I want him," Ford said before the game. "I don't need any more reason than that."
Millen has two years left on a five-year, $15-million contract he signed after the 2000 season.
Ford said there may be changes on coach Steve Mariucci's staff, however.
Millen, who was not surprised by Ford's announcement, said he is even more determined to turn around the franchise he has run since leaving a lucrative job as a television analyst.
"You come to do a job and you've got to get it finished and find a way to get it done," said the former linebacker, who won four Super Bowls with three teams.
Ford agreed.
more (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1695238)