In the wake of the surprising news that Tony Kornheiser is out and Jon Gruden is in as a member of the ESPN Monday night booth, we've picked up some more information regarding the manner in which this whole thing went down. We're told that, when former Lions CEO Matt Millen accepted a position with ESPN, he did so with the understanding that if/when a spot opens in the Monday night booth he would be given the assignment. Per a source with knowledge of Millen's broadcasting career, we're told that Millen is not happy about the fact that he didn't get Kornheiser's chair. Source: FanNation.com
Screw you Matt Millen. You don't deserve to be happy. I'm fuking pissed he still has anything to do with football.
I'd have to agree with Millen here that it's b/s if they really said that to him and then went out and hired Gruden...
um, as usual, Matt Millen is an idiot. If, in fact, he was verbally 'promised' something that didn't happen, he or his agent should have gotten something in writing when they signed the contract with espn. just another sign that millen is truly a moron.
I've heard many people say Millen's commentating is really good (polar opposite of his GM abilities). When Isiah Thomas is the only other executive in any sport worse than you, you're going to have a hard time convincing new employers of your other skills.
Ridiculous, Matt Millen should be banned from the NFL. Who would have thought that any 1 man could completely and utterly destroy an organization. The said thing is the Lions have at least a 5 year recovery period after Millen...although the organiation wasn't exactly stellar before Millen. Even still...FREAK MATT MILLEN!
