• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Larry Brown Sports

Larry Brown Sports

Brown Bag it, Baby

  • Home
  • Blog View
  • NFL
  • NCAAF
  • NBA
  • MLB
  • Media
  • Headlines
  • Podcast

Calvin Johnson

DK Metcalf standing next to Calvin Johnson during Lions-Seahawks game

Calvin Johnson makes DK Metcalf look small in video of their meeting

Not many human beings on planet Earth can make DK Metcalf look small. Calvin Johnson is on that short list. On Monday, the Detroit Lions inducted Johnson into the team’s ring of honor. The ceremony happened during halftime of the Lions’ …

Calvin Johnson without a helmet

Lions make big announcement about Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson has had a rocky relationship with the Detroit Lions since the star receiver abruptly retired nearly a decade ago, but it is now clear that the two sides have managed to resolve their differences. The Lions announced on Monday that …

NFL field logo

Hall of Famer admits he played games while high on drugs

Calvin Johnson dominated defensive backs right through the final season of his NFL career, and he even did so while not sober in some instances. Johnson made a big admission about his playing days during a recent appearance on Robert Griffin …

Calvin Johnson without a helmet

Calvin Johnson sends interestingly-timed message to Lions

Calvin Johnson was apparently waiting all this time for the right moment. The retired Detroit Lions franchise great Johnson went viral for the message that he sent to the team on Sunday. Back in Jan. 2021, the six-time Pro Bowl receiver Johnson was …

Calvin Johnson without a helmet

Calvin Johnson volunteers to mentor 1 Lions wide receiver

Calvin Johnson is ready to step up and serve as a mentor for one Detroit Lions wide receiver. Johnson visited Lions camp on Thursday and took in the team’s practice as he prepares to host a football camp this weekend. In a radio interview with …

Calvin Johnson without a helmet

Calvin Johnson shares where things stand between him and Lions

Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions have had their differences since Johnson retired seven years ago, but it sounds like the two sides have made progress toward reconciling. Johnson was publicly critical of the Lions years ago after they forced him …

Calvin Johnson without a helmet

Calvin Johnson hints at lingering issues between him and Lions

Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions appeared to have worked through their differences after the legendary wide receiver was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but it sounds like the relationship between the two sides is still a bit icy. …

Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson appears to have buried hatchet with Lions

Calvin Johnson and his former team, the Detroit Lions, finally appear to be on good terms again. The retired wide receiver took to Twitter on Wednesday to proudly share that he had returned to Ford Field. “Back in the Lions Den,” Johnson …

Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson to be honored at Lions game despite feud with team

Calvin Johnson has been at odds with the Detroit Lions organization since his retirement, but it sounds like the Hall of Fame wide receiver will put it aside, at least temporarily, later this month. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free …

Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson won’t be thanking the Lions in Hall of Fame speech

Calvin Johnson has feuded with the Detroit Lions ever since his retirement. That won’t change with his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction. On Friday, Johnson suggested he wouldn’t be thanking the only franchise he ever played for during …

Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson wishes Lions traded him like they did Matthew Stafford

Calvin Johnson clearly hasn’t mended fences with the Detroit Lions, and it shows based on some new comments he made this week. Johnson said he was pleased for former teammate Matthew Stafford that the Lions agreed to trade him. The former wide …

Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson, Lions moving toward reconciliation

Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions have not been on good terms since the wide receiver retired nearly five years ago, but it sounds like they have finally begun the process of clearing the air. Johnson told Justin Rogers of the Detroit News on …

Calvin Johnson sad

Calvin Johnson says Lions once made him change story about suffering concussion

Calvin Johnson has openly criticized the Detroit Lions on more than one occasion since he made the shocking decision to retire from the NFL at age 30 three years ago, but the latest revelation he made about his time with the franchise may be the most …

Calvin Johnson sad

Calvin Johnson rips Lions again over signing bonus

Calvin Johnson made well over $100 million during his nine seasons playing in the NFL, but the former Pro Bowler is a man of principle. And until the Detroit Lions pay him the remainder of his signing bonus, he doesn’t want anything to do with …

Calvin Johnson finger

Report: Teams have asked Lions about acquiring rights to Calvin Johnson

A couple NFL teams are dreaming big and hoping former All-Pro wide receiver Calvin Johnson wants a return to the league. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, two teams have reached out to the Detroit Lions about trading for Johnson’s rights …

Calvin Johnson sad

Report: NFL teams trying to get Calvin Johnson to end retirement

Calvin Johnson may be retired, but that hasn’t stopped NFL teams from seeing whether he’s open to a comeback. Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman says multiple NFL teams have reached out to Megatron to see whether he’d be open to a …

Next

© 2025 · LB Sports Media Group Inc

  • X
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed
  • About
  • Contact
  • Editorial Process
  • Staff Writers
  • Privacy Policy
Dedicated to the memory of Nevil Vega