calvin johnson

The state’s licensing board granted Johnson preliminary approval for a provisioning center license on Thursday.

He had a stellar career with the Detroit Lions. Former receiver Calvin Johnson will be honored for his college career as he has been selected for the College Football Hall of Fame.

It was a surprise to see Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson retire after last season.  One of the top receivers in the game.  Being one of the best, it was great to recently see the respect given to him by former Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman.

The Detroit Lions rebuild just got a little tougher. Calvin Johnson made it official on Tuesday morning, filing retirement papers with the NFL. He retires at 30, one year younger than Barry Sanders when he retired.

Ever since Calvin Johnson made it known he was thinking about retirement, speculation continues as to whether it's a ploy to get traded to a team that has a chance at the Super Bowl or he simply wants to be done.  Afterall, the precedent has been set with Barry Sanders and this sounds eerily familiar.  Well now Matthew Stafford has decided to weigh in and nfl.com's Kevin Patra has the story... Rea