But he is coming off very badly in this, and might better have reserved these comments for a meeting with lions ownership. At least eight college basketball events were expected to be held in an Orlando bubble to start the season. Calvin sounds bitter because he should be bitter; he had a HUGE cap number and all the leverage, and could’ve forced the Lions to cut him, freeing him to go to a contending team OR retire with all his bonus money. “Of course. So this is only about money? “I don’t expect to get in on the first ballot,” he says. He only has himself to be angry with, unless his agent failed to earn him what might happen with retirement. His ego has not been pricked. Calvin Johnson opens up about his retirement. Players and board jockeys up for that? He's content. and im a big ole whodat big fan of mike thomas very familiar with the problem that is julio jones.
“I don’t even want to talk about that. In hindsight, the smart move for Johnson would have been not to retire but to force the team to choose between carrying the cap number or cutting him. Calvin Johnson and Marshawn Lynch left college a decade ago and went 10 picks apart in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. The Lions required Johnson to reimburse the team for a portion of the signing bonus money that he hadn’t earned before retiring three years ago. Entitled much? That’s the bottom line.”. … Keep defending your idiotic front office Lions fans and Hall of Fame talent will never play in Detroit. A signing bonus is a bonus for signing.
Paul Pogba took to social media to lambast The Sun for inaccurate and sensationalized "reporting.". Nah, who cares… he didn’t earn that money so why should he get it. Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. I don’t have no reason to talk about that. Dude makes zillions playing a game and with all endorsements! Even months after he retired, Johnson wore a splint on his injured finger during his Calvin Johnson Jr. Foundation Catching Dreams Football Camp at L'Anse Creuse High School in Michigan. Back in July, Johnson revealed that he suffered his "fair share" of concussions during his career, despite the fact that the Lions never listed Johnson on an injury report with a concussion. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at It was too available. All Rights Reserved.
I was fed up. ), the signing bonus is pro-rated for the duration of the contract for salary cap purposes. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Calvin Johnson to Lions: If you want me back in the fold, give me my money back, Unnamed Cowboys call out new coaching staff, NFC East highlights, once again, the flaws in the NFL’s playoff seeding, Ryan Fitzpatrick on benching: “My heart just hurt all day”. "I'm not getting into the specifics of the things that it has taken away, but it definitely feels good, I guess I could say for myself, to spend more time around my family, my son, just got married. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. With ownership recently transitioning from Martha Firestone Ford to her daughter, Sheila Ford Hamp, maybe the team will have a change of heart. magnumpimustache says: I mean, yeah, technically they were within their rights to demand the money back, but other organizations don’t do this type of thing. But we needed him.". His foundation awards scholarships to student-athletes in Atlanta and Detroit.
I’d also love to have a pocket full of money that I didn’t earn. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Calvin Johnson continues to have no relationship with the Lions, Unnamed Cowboys call out new coaching staff, NFC East highlights, once again, the flaws in the NFL’s playoff seeding, Ryan Fitzpatrick on benching: “My heart just hurt all day”. We used him.
Notice he never, ever, ever mentions fans? It also sounds familiar. Assumed that spending his entire playing career with them would have been more than enough. So when he was asked to leave, he still asked for that cash. Megatron was a monster. The only thing prorated about it is the cap hit. “It’s simple to get a concussion,” Johnson said. Maybe it has already happened.
Throw in the losing -- including all 16 games in 2008 -- and Johnson just couldn’t do it anymore. You must be logged in to leave a comment.
After being asked by Smith if he doesn’t play the game anymore because he can’t or because he doesn’t want to, Johnson paused briefly before responding. He signed, they paid. I can’t put in those same efforts and I’m not going to sell myself short; I’m not going to go out there and not be 100 percent.”. Think LeBron James, Frustration builds for Jets' Sam Darnold, whose time is running out, Drew Lock's ride is getting rocky: 'I can play a whole lot better', Fantasy football waiver wire for NFL Week 8: Gio Bernard, Carlos Hyde among top pickups, Fantasy football highs and lows from NFL Week 7: Burrow, Herbert put talent on display, Todd Gurley mistake, missed PAT produce big swings at sportsbooks, Bucs adding Antonio Brown all about maximizing Tom Brady's window, NFL trade deadline tracker: Latest deals, rumors and everything we're hearing, Inside stories of Aaron Rodgers' weirdness, told by his backups, Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com, Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. (0:47). Yeah, that sounds more fun than getting lit up by defensive backs. He didnt earn that money, but says he will only have something to do with the team who paid him a hundred million, if they give him that money?
I can get Vicodin, I can get Oxy[contin]. The man sacrificed his body and health for a team that has never and will never go anywhere. What's wrong with Cam? Your commish is making 42 mil a year in Goodell… he gets booed every year yet you cry about one players contract with the Lions?!?
Now Johnson lives in a beautiful, tastefully appointed nonmansion in suburban Detroit, a short walk from a lake. They had to plan for the future of their team not reward for past performance. Regardless of what happened in the past, it’s now clear what the Lions need to do if they hope to make amends with the best receiver in franchise history. I appreciate the on-field memories CJ, but you need to stop talking as you are changing the perception of humility that the Detroit fans really liked about you. Johnson said he is content with how his career played out despite the Lions' record and his lack of team and postseason success. Lest you wind up like the broke jacksessa here angry you have self respect and will not give your time to a billion dollar organization for free. If he had said he was retiring for medical reasons, there’s a good chance he would have been paid.
Hey, I like this game. His basic morning routines became more of a chore and even his steps became labored. I don’t have no reason to talk about that. Steelers' offense stands out in win over Titans, Harrison: Patriots seem lost after defeat to 49ers, Rivera apologizes to McCarthy after Dalton hit, Enter your zip code to find NBCSN near you. That being said, can’t the Lions and he come to some type of “ambassador” position agreement and make it a win-win? Not even close. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Maybe he needed a better agent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you don’t play in the future, then that portion of the guaranteed money should be returned. There’s got to be something up with the Lions. He plays golf.