Lions WR Calvin Johnson Retires From NFL
Six-time Pro Bowler set franchise records.
Calvin Johnson’s retirement from the National Football League on Tuesday wasn’t much of a surprise. He first said he was thinking about it after the Lions played their last game of the 2015 season in January. By contrast, Barry Sanders’ retirement came out of nowhere, when he faxed his announcement to a newspaper in Wichita, Kansas days before the 1999 season. WDET Detroit Today producer and sports journalist Art Regner tells Pat Batcheller some of the reasons why Johnson is ending his career after nine seasons. Watch the video below or click on the audio player to hear the conversation.
Calvin Johnson by the numbers: Click here to see his career statistics.
