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  • September 2008

    • Millen Out as Lions' President

      msn.foxsports.com  |  Sep 24, 08 12:12 PM CDT

      Millen Out as Lions' President

      (Newser) - Matt Millen’s tenure as the Detroit Lions’ president and GM is over, Fox Sports reports. His removal came after an executive meeting last night, and Millen reportedly packed up his office this morning. Millen, 50, was among the most reviled executives in sports—with even the son of owner William Clay Ford saying recently he would fire Millen if it were his decision. More »

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      NFL  • football  • Detroit Lions  • general manager

  • July 2008

    • Army Orders Lions Rookie to Active Duty

      Detroit News  |  Jul 23, 08 10:31 PM CDT

      Army Orders Lions Rookie to Active Duty

      (Newser) - West Point graduate Caleb Campbell—drafted in April by the Detroit Lions—has been ordered to put his pro football career on hold and report for military duty, the Detroit News reports. The Army abruptly changed its policy and told Campbell—a day before he was to report to training camp—that he must  complete two years of active duty before playing ball. More »

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      NFL  • Pentagon  • US Army  • Detroit Lions  • NFL draft  • West Point  • Caleb Campbell

  • April 2008

    • Soldier to Serve His Country ... as a Linebacker

      Detroit Free Press  |  Apr 30, 08 9:46 AM CDT

      Soldier to Serve His Country ... as a Linebacker

      (Newser) - If linebacker Caleb Campbell hadn't been picked up by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the NFL draft Sunday, he'd  be suiting up for the battlefield, not the gridiron. Assuming he makes the team, Campbell, who graduates from the U.S. Military Academy  May 31, will be allowed to replace five years' service by working as a recruiter and a reserve while playing, the Detroit Free Press reports. More »

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      Iraq  • NFL  • football  • US Army  • soldier  • Detroit Lions  • NFL draft  • West Point  • Caleb Campbell

  • March 2008

    • Pacman To Become a Cowboy?

      Dallas Morning News  |  Mar 22, 08 5:18 AM CDT

      Pacman To Become a Cowboy?

      (Newser) - Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones may be set to become a Dallas Cowboy, a source tells the Dallas Morning News . The suspended Titans player has expressed a desire to play for the Cowboys, and his agent Manny Arora notes that "If Tennessee chooses not to have him on their roster next year, it's in their best interest to trade him." More »

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      NFL  • football  • New England Patriots  • Dallas Cowboys  • Tennessee Titans  • Adam "Pacman" Jones  • Detroit Lions

  • January 2008

    • Nolan Nabs Martz to Run 49ers Offense

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jan 9, 08 10:16 AM CST

      Nolan Nabs Martz to Run 49ers Offense

      (Newser) - San Francisco set the standard in 2007 for offensive moribundity, but that may change next year; the San Francisco Chronicle reports that coach Mike Nolan hired offensive whiz Mike Martz to revamp a unit that trailed the league in scoring and yards. In two seasons, Martz had coaxed the previously woeful Lions to respectability before his firing. More »

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      NFL  • San Francisco 49ers  • Detroit Lions  • Alex Smith  • Mike Nolan  • Mike Martz

  • December 2007
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