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Millen to Serve as Analyst on NFL Network Games

Jun. 15, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Matt Millen has had no trouble finding work since he was fired by the Detroit Lions.
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NFL fines Millen

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Millen fined by NFL

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Lions fire two assistants

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Lions fire player personnel director

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler