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Calvin Johnson is ‘extremely happy’ for the Lions and to be around the team

Detroit legend Calvin Johnson is “extremely happy” for the Lions and to be around the team

For many years, Calvin Johnson wanted little to do with the Detroit Lions. Their uneasy split following his unexpected retirement after the 2015 season, and the team’s demand that the Hall of Fame wide receiver pay back some of his bonus money, weighed heavily on the Lions fan base.

The animosity has largely faded in recent times, since owner Sheila Hamp took over and Johnson’s one-time Lions teammate Dan Campbell became the head coach. Johnson has been honored inside Ford Field, and he was prominently on the sidelines for the franchise’s first postseason victory since the 1991 season last Sunday night.

As Johnson told the Jim Rome Show in an interview this week, being part of the Lions success was very important to him.

“It was extremely important,” Johnson responded. “To bring my family back around the organization, to be here in such at time where my brother Dan (Campbell), he’s having success here … it’s important.”

All the negative energy between Johnson and the organization appears gone.

“I’m glad that we’re walking in the right direction,” Johnson added. “And I’m extremely happy for this team right now.”

Lions playoff game brings out Motown’s finest

Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson and others were among the celebs a Rams-Lions

The Detroit Lions have their first home playoff game in years.

And a who’s who is in attendance.

Check out this image with Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson, Big Sean and Eminem.

Ford Field will be rocking on Sunday night.

Amon-Ra St. Brown passes Calvin Johnson in the Lions record book

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown accomplished a receiving mark that Calvin Johnson never did in Detroit

When Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown hauled in his sixth catch in the Week 16 win over the Minnesota Vikings, the wideout made some franchise history. That snag, an 8-yard gain in the third quarter, was St. Brown’s 100th reception on the season.

For the second season in a row, St. Brown topped 100 receptions. After hauling in 106 in 2022, No. 14 finished the Christmas Eve win with another 106 this season. He matches Herman Moore as the only Lions receivers to ever catch at least 100 passes in consecutive seasons.

Moore did it three years in a row (1995-97), which he kicked off with a team-record 123 catches. St. Brown could threaten that mark with two games remaining.

Interestingly, Hall of Fame wideout Calvin Johnson never had back-to-back 100-catch seasons. In fact, he had just one season with over 100; Megatron caught 122 in 2012, the year he set the NFL record for receiving yardage with 1,964.

 

Calvin Johnson bizarrely waited nearly 3 years to respond to a congratulatory Lions post on him

Did Calvin Johnson wait until the Lions won the NFC North to respond?

We need more info on this, because it’s just too weird.

Calvin Johnson, the legendary Detroit Lions receiver who’s also a Hall of Famer, retired back in 2016 at the age of 30. It was in January of 2021 that the Lions publicly congratulated him on being a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

But it was on Sunday that he decided to go on X (formerly Twitter) and say thank you to the organization, nearly three years later. What gives?

A lot of people are wondering if he waited until the Lions won the NFC North, which they did on Sunday. Was it a superstitious thing? Like I said, we need more info!

Eagles’ A.J. Brown makes NFL history with six straight games of 125-plus yards receiving

Philadelphia #Eagles All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown makes NFL history with six straight games of 125-plus yards receiving

A.J. Brown is on his way towards another All-Pro season, and he’s now creeping up towards a potential NFL MVP status after logging another 125-plus yards receiving in a game.

Brown has eight catches for 129 yards and two touchdowns through three quarters against the Washington Commanders. Brown’s latest explosion gives him six games in a row with at least 125 yards receiving, which sets an NFL record. Pro Football Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson and 1960s all-purpose player Pat Studstill both accomplished the feat in five consecutive games.

Brown has the second-most receiving yards (939) in the league this season, behind Tyreek Hill (1,014).

 

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A.J. Brown names his top 5 wide receivers of all time with a warning to older players

Philadelphia #Eagles A.J. Brown names his top 5 wide receivers of all time with a warning to older players

A.J. Brown is one of the best pass catchers in football, and after three straight monster performances, he’s second in the NFL in receiving yards (672), and he’s on pace for close to 1,900 yards after six games.

Brown and the Eagles are preparing for Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins, with their speedy pass catcher leading the league with 814 yards, and he cruises towards 2,000+ yards on the season.

On Friday, the Eagles All-Pro was asked to name his top five wide receivers all time, and he’s catching some flak for excluding some massive names.

Brown joked that he meant no disrespect to any older player left off his list.

Calvin Johnson mending fences with Lions, hosting HS football camp at team facility

According to Eric Woodyard at ESPN, Johnson is hosting a high school football camp at the Lion’s facility.

Outside of Jerry Rice, nobody has dominated at wide receiver over the last 20 years quite like Calvin Johnson. Picked second overall in the 2007 NFL draft, Johnson absolutely balled out for the Detroit Lions in 135 games over nine seasons. By the end, he’d posted 753 catches, 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns. That was good enough for six Pro Bowl teams, three All-Pro nods and one trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Unfortunately, Johnson never succeeded in the postseason, as Detroit infamously couldn’t build a winner around him. The franchise and their all-time greatest receiver were on bad terms over money and other issues for years afterward. However, it seems that the Lions organization is finally making peace with Megatron – at least enough to share the same roof for a day.

According to Eric Woodyard at ESPN, Johnson is hosting a high school football camp at the Lions’ facility.

“Hall of Fame receiver Calvin Johnson returned to host a high school football camp, welcoming all positions, in partnership with the Lions. Johnson’s connection with the Lions has been trending up lately as the franchise tries to repair its relationship with him. He was spotted on the sidelines during an OTA session in late May in addition to returning for the last day of mandatory minicamp Thursday.”

Johnson told ESPN that he doesn’t have a designated role with the team and says there’s still work to be done, but he credits the Lions’ chief operating officer Mike Disner for helping to mend the fences.

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Jameson Williams has HoF WR Calvin Johnson in his corner

Jameson Williams has Detroit Lion legend and member of the Hall of Fame, Calvin Johnson, as a huge supporter.

Jameson Williams is preparing for his second season in the NFL after being a first-round selection by the Detroit Lions in the 2021 draft. He started the 2021 season late because he was still recovering from a knee injury, and will start the 2022 season six weeks in because of a suspension by the league.

As a rookie, Williams had one catch for a 41-yard touchdown and carried the ball once for a 40-yard gain.

Recently, on 97.1 The Ticket’s Stoney and Jansen with Heather, Lions legend and NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson had some kind words to say about Williams.

“I connected with Jamo yesterday really for the first time, and I look forward to just being around and being a shoulder for him to lean on,” Johnson said. “Extremely talented kid. We saw him when he touched the field last year for the first time. I look forward to just helping him build the level of consistency and being the pro he wants to be, man. Anything I can to do help him, I’ll do that and I’ll be there.”

Having such a talented player that’s accustomed to being in the spotlight, like Johnson, in his corner is very important. The beginning of Williams’ professional career has not been an easy one.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Williams and other former Alabama players in the NFL as the 2023 offseason progresses.

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Calvin Johnson willing to mentor ‘extremely talented’ WR Jameson Williams

Hall of Fame WR Calvin Johnson says he’s willing to do whatever is asked to help bring along young Lions WR Jameson Williams

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Calvin Johnson was easy to spot at Detroit Lions minicamp on Thursday. The Hall of Fame wideout was in town to get things ready for his football camp this weekend, which is being hosted at the Lions training facility.

Johnson has grown his hair a bit and wearing it coiffed up, making him look even taller than in his playing days in Detroit. He was gracious in his time with reporters and in carefully watching the practice. One of the players Johnson was watching, and getting to know, is young wideout Jameson Williams.

It was the first time the two had met. Johnson liked what he saw from Williams, who had a strong but inconsistent overall performance in minicamp.

In a radio interview with 97.1 The Ticket in Detroit, Johnson talked about being a willing mentor for Williams.

“I connected with Jamo yesterday really for the first time, and I look forward to being around and being a shoulder for him to lean on,” Johnson said. “Extremely talented kid. We saw him when he touched the field last year for the first time. So I look forward to just helping him just build a level of consistency and being the pro that he wants to be. Anything I can do to help him, I’ll do that. I’ll be there.”

It can’t hurt for Williams to look to Johnson, who was a speedy marvel in his own right. While we’ve seen progress in Williams’ routes and footwork, the attention to detail and concentration remains very much a work in progress. Johnson can certainly help there.

Then there’s the much-ballyhooed, and dramatically overblown, off-field world of Williams. He’s facing a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s (archaic) gambling laws, and Jamo’s social media presence has rankled some feathers. Johnson stayed controversy-free and low-key as a Lions legend while he was playing. Perhaps Williams can draw upon that too.