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As one of the NFL's most fiery players for a dozen years, Matt Millen was never afraid to exchange blows with opponents (or even teammates).
But as the top executive for the Detroit Lions, he never expected to be absorbing punches from his son.
Yet that's exactly what happened when Millen selected wideout Mike Williams in the first round of the 2005 draft instead of pass rusher DeMarcus Ware, whom Millen had told his son, Matthew, was the player he coveted, a talent capable of making an immediate and lasting impact for the moribund franchise.
But once Detroit went on the clock, Millen's scouts talked him into picking Williams, who proved one of the notable blunders in Millen's ill-fated reign in Motown. Millen knew almost immediately he'd made a poor choice, and his frustrated son hit him afterward to underscore the point.
More: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...all-life-detroit-lions-demarcus-ware/2941827/
But as the top executive for the Detroit Lions, he never expected to be absorbing punches from his son.
Yet that's exactly what happened when Millen selected wideout Mike Williams in the first round of the 2005 draft instead of pass rusher DeMarcus Ware, whom Millen had told his son, Matthew, was the player he coveted, a talent capable of making an immediate and lasting impact for the moribund franchise.
But once Detroit went on the clock, Millen's scouts talked him into picking Williams, who proved one of the notable blunders in Millen's ill-fated reign in Motown. Millen knew almost immediately he'd made a poor choice, and his frustrated son hit him afterward to underscore the point.
More: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...all-life-detroit-lions-demarcus-ware/2941827/
