Calvin Johnson Working Like He's 'Trying To Make The Team'
"Megatron" himself explained one area he has been working on – seeing the field more like quarterback Matthew Stafford.
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"Megatron" himself explained one area he has been working on – seeing the field more like quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson expects big contributions from the team's running backs - and not just Reggie Bush.
Reggie Bush talked with 97.1 The Ticket Friday about training camp, why he chose the Lions and what he hopes to do for the team this season.
The Detroit Lions slipped back to their losing ways last season, dropping their final eight games to flop to 4-12, making their appearance in the 2011 playoffs look like a fluke.
Reggie Bush could have stayed in Miami. He could have gone to Arizona. He might have packed his bags for Seattle or Atlanta. A big reason he chose Detroit was Calvin Johnson.
The Tigers' sluggers Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder got the honor today, but less than a year ago the magazine featured the Lions' Calvin Johnson and Matthew Stafford.
Calvin Johnson is downplaying whatever was wrong with his fingers last year.
Megatron has now become Niketron?
Tuesday morning Detroit Lions QB Matt Stafford spoke to the media and the main theme of the conversation was his "ongoing" contract talks.
The Lions have done some shedding this off-season, sending Steven Peterman packing along with Kyle Vanden Bosch.
Tampa Bay receiver Vincent Jackson has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl, replacing Detroit's Calvin Johnson, who broke the NFL's single- season record for reception yards in 2012.
When the 2012 All-Pro Team was announced Saturday, the biggest surprise wasn't an obvious name missing from the roster, but the inexplicable decision of one voter to leave Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson off his ballot.
Calvin Johnson, who set the NFL's all-time, single-season record for receiving yards in 2012, made the All-Pro team.
The NFC's all-pro offense features Packers QB Aaron Rodgers handing the ball to AP and tossing it to Megatron. Who else?
Sometimes it's pretty easy to identify the best of the best. Calvin Johnson broke the NFL single-season receiving yard record.
The mantra of most Lions' players during the team's season-ending eight game losing streak was that any individual success they achieved was bittersweet because of the team's unfulfilled 2012 expectations.
Martin Mayhew was asked almost immediately if he expects to return as Detroit's general manager — and if Lions coach Jim Schwartz will be back to after a disappointing 4-12 season.
In 2011, Detroit players held well-attended workouts during the lockout.
And, then it was all over!
Jay Cutler threw for 257 yards and a touchdown and helped seal the game with a late scramble, and Chicago kept its playoff hopes alive - for now - with a 26-24 win over the Lions on Sunday.
Don't let Johnson's smile fool you. Underneath that cheery expression, there's a fierce competitor who wants to make Rice's accomplishments a distant second to his own effort this year.
It's fitting that Calvin Johnson received a handful of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles gifts on Christmas, because it appears as if Megatron has found the secret of the ooze.
Record-setting wide receiver Calvin Johnson is Detroit's only representative on the Pro Bowl roster, although quarterback Matthew Stafford and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh were announced as alternates Wednesday.
It has been an awful, disappointing season for the Detroit Lions. However, there are still a few positive things to take away from the year.
