Calvin Johnson retires per A.Shefter

[Jmac]

Leaving at thirty years of age, one year before Barry Sanders. Body was getting beat up. Nice to retire at thirty and be set for life.....Lions are fugged.

[Jesse]

Hall of really fugging good. It sucks to see someone so good leave the sport. I think it'll show what kind of QB Stafford is when he can't just heave it to CJ. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Barry Sanders and now Calvin Johnson.  There needs to be a concerted to keep all time talent away from Detroit.  They'd rather up and quit in their prime than continue to play for the Lions.

[Cary Kollins]

thanks Detroit

[top dawg]

19 minutes ago, Jmac said:

Leaving at thirty years of age, one year before Barry Sanders. Body was getting beat up. Nice to retire at thirty and be set for life.....Lions are fugged.

Good for him.

The Lions do have problems (They are the Lions), but his impact on their offense had been declining for the last couple of years so they aren't fuged per se because he retired. 

[Fenrir]

Freak of nature receiver. Not sure he's HOF bound, though. Like another poster said, he's Hall of Good. I think his resume is too incomplete. 

Honestly feel sorry for the guy. That franchise and his QB let him down, as I think he had potential to be one of the GOATs or very close to it. 

[NcPsa10]

Calvin Johnson walks away with 4 years and potentially 67 million dollars left on his deal.....

[OneBadCat]

Unretires and becomes Panther to team with KB, Funchess and Olsen. Winz 4 straight superbowls.

[Riverboat Ron]

Probably pushed for a trade in secret with the front office and they declined. Threatened to retire and they tried to call his bluff. Calvin Johnson retires, Detroit continues being Detroit.

[Fenrir]

5 minutes ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

Has Megatron really had a HOF career? I'm looking at his statistics and nine years isn't enough in my opinion.

Smitty has 2,000 more yards.

Has as many yards as Michael Irvin in only 9 seasons, but I think this era of pass-happy football will hurt his stock as well. A lot more opportunities for modern receivers. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

holly smokers

[The Huddler]

He's not HOF

 

HOF players dedicate their life to the game and dominate for a really, really long time. He hasn't...   He doesn't have the heart and desire for the game

[NcPsa10]

3 minutes ago, Riverboat Ron said:

Probably pushed for a trade in secret with the front office and they declined. Threatened to retire and they tried to call his bluff. Calvin Johnson retires, Detroit continues being .

That is indeed what happened, and if he comes back he will still be a Detroit

It was said he want to be cut so when/if he came back he would have control of what team he would play for  ,, But no luck 

[bleedsgreenandgold]

Hopefully Julio Jones does the same thing, the parallels are eerily similar: constant injuries, throws from a crap QB, and plays for a garbage franchise.