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Detroit Lions to induct Calvin Johnson into their ring of honor
View Date:2024-12-23 19:23:47
Calvin Johnson officially will earn the highest honor from the Detroit Lions this season.
The Lions on Monday announced they will induct Johnson, a 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver, into the Pride of the Lions during halftime of their Week 4 game on Monday Night Football, Sept. 30 vs. the Seattle Seahawks.
"We are thrilled to add Calvin Johnson Jr. to the Pride of the Lions," Rod Wood, Lions president and CEO, said in a statement. "His commitment on the field and to the city of Detroit are legendary and this is a well-deserved honor. We are proud that he will be forever memorialized inside Ford Field and as a Detroit Lion."
Nicknamed Megatron after the "Transformers" character, Johnson was drafted in the 2007 at No. 2 overall out of Georgia Tech. He spent his entire nine-year career with the team, catching 731 receptions for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns. He is the franchise leader in all three categories.
Johnson, now 38, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, becoming the seventh receiver in NFL history, and second player in Lions history, to be named a first-ballot inductee. Johnson was selected to six Pro Bowls from 2010-15 and was first-team All-Pro in 2011-13.
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Johnson still holds the NFL single-season receiving yardage record of 1,964 yards from his 2012 season.
Johnson was part of two playoff teams (2011, 2014) and the league's first-ever 0-16 team (2008). He abruptly retired after a 7-9 season in 2015.
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