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NFL to Millen: You are an idiot!

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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/football/14477292.htm

The NFL said the Dolphins were within their rights to discuss contract terms with quarterback Joey Harrington once Detroit gave Harrington permission to seek a trade.

That comes in response to complaints by Lions president Matt Millen that the Dolphins went outside the boundaries of the collective bargaining agreement in working out the parameters of a two-year deal.

However, it appears Millen was mistaken.

''Yes, a player is allowed to talk about a contract with another team in that situation,'' league spokesman Greg Aiello said after asking the NFL Management Council for clarification.
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Millen's comments came Sunday after a possible trade of Harrington to Cleveland didn't materialize because Harrington refused to restructure his contract. On April 20, Harrington publicly said he was looking forward to playing for the Dolphins, an indication he has no intention of reworking his contract for another team. Harrington has a $4 million roster bonus due June 15 to go with his base salary.

Millen, who was demanding a fourth-round pick from the Dolphins for Harrington, has become frustrated with that situation. The Dolphins are offering a sixth-round pick in 2007 for Harrington, and a team source said that was as far as the team would go; if necessary, the Dolphins would wait for Harrington to be cut to sign him.

''I think that's a [salary] cap violation,'' Millen said. ``You can't talk about a contract. . . . I'm giving them permission to talk to him and get to know the kid.''
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Nublar7 said:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/football/14477292.htm
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:sidelol:What I want to know is how this would be a salary cap violation? It was my belief that was when a team paid money "under the table" to a player to circumvent the maximum allowed under the CBA. And how do the 'Phins decide whether they want to trade for him without first knowing whether he's willing to redo his contract?
 
Millen is as astute with cap rules as he is with player evaluations and player relations.

Man could that guy ever hit when he played though...
 
They didn't exactly call him a moron.........................but the effect is the same............................AND THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT IF THEY HAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
As I said in a post the other day, Millen makes himself look more and more like a horses *** every day.
 
I think this says it all about what an *** he is just by association!!!


Millen, who is close friends with former Dolphins general manager Rick Spielman, said he might discuss the situation with the NFL.
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