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Former Lions GM Matt Millen Undergoes Successful Heart Transplant Surgery

Former Detroit Lions general manager Matt Millen underwent successful heart transplant surgery Monday.

“Doctors said the heart was a perfect match and he is doing well. The surgery went smoothly," Millen's wife, Pat, told Peter King of NBC Sports.

Millen, who suffered amyloidosis, had been in the hospital since October awaiting a transplant. He took a leave of absence from his job as a broadcaster for the Big Ten Network upon his diagnosis.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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