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Former NFL Linebacker Matt Millen Undergoes Heart Transplant

Former NFL Linebacker Matt Millen Undergoes Heart Transplant
Matt Millen before the game between the Virginia Cavaliers and the Brigham Young Cougars at LaVell Edwards Stadium, on Sept. 20, 2014, in Provo, Utah. Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images
Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
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Matt Millen, former NFL linebacker and Detroit Lions general manager, had a heart transplant in New Jersey early in the morning on Monday, Dec. 24.

“Doctors said the heart was a perfect match and he is doing well. The surgery went smoothly,” Millen’s wife Pat told NBC Sports.
Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
senior writer
Allen Zhong is a long-time writer and reporter for The Epoch Times. He joined the Epoch Media Group in 2012. His main focus is on U.S. politics. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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