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Calvin Johnson

January 08, 2024

For other people with the same name, see Calvin Johnson (disambiguation).

Calvin Johnson Jr., (born September 29, 1985) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the Detroit Lions. Nicknamed "Megatron" after the Transformers character of the same name, he is regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time.[1] He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, winning the Fred Biletnikoff Award as a junior. He was selected by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.

Calvin Johnson
Johnson in 2019
No. 81
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1985-09-29) September 29, 1985 (age 38)
Newnan, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Georgia)
College:Georgia Tech (2004–2006)
NFL Draft:2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL records
  • Most receiving yards in a season: 1,964
  • Most consecutive 100-yard receiving games: 8
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:731
Receiving yards:11,619
Yards per reception:15.9
Receiving touchdowns:83
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Johnson was noted for having a rare combination of size (6 ft 5 in and 239 lbs), catching ability, speed (40-yard dash in 4.35 seconds), strength, leaping ability,[2][3] and body control. In 2012, he set the NFL season record for receiving yards.[4][5] Johnson is also tied with Michael Irvin for 100-yard games in a season,[6] tied with Adam Thielen for consecutive 100-yard games, and holds the record for consecutive games with 10 or more receptions. He appeared in six consecutive Pro Bowls from 2010 to 2015 and received three consecutive first-team All-Pro selections from 2011 to 2013.

While still regarded as being in his prime, Johnson retired after the 2015 season, citing a loss of passion for the game due to health concerns and the Lions' lack of overall success during his tenure. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.

Early years edit

Johnson was born to Calvin Johnson Sr. and Arica Johnson on September 29, 1985, in Newnan, Georgia.[7][8] Johnson's mother holds a Doctor of Education. Johnson's parents stressed education in his childhood, forbidding him from playing sports if he didn't receive A's and B's in school.[9]

Johnson was 6 feet tall in middle school, and 6 feet 4 inches as a sophomore in high school.[10] He attended Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia, and was a letterman in football and a baseball standout. In football, he was a three-year starter as a wide receiver for the Patriots football team. As a sophomore, he made 34 receptions for 646 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a junior, Johnson caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns.[3][11] His #81 was retired on October 22, 2010.[12]

Johnson was rated among the nation's top 10 wide receivers and top 100 players by virtually every recruiting analyst. He was tabbed the No. 4 wide receiver and No. 15 player in the nation by TheInsiders.com, and named to the Super Southern 100 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Rivals 100 by Rivals.com, TheInsiders.com Hot 100, the SuperPrep All-America 275, and the Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team.[3]

Johnson was also rated as the best player in Georgia, No. 12 in the Southeast and No. 37 in the nation by Rivals.com, the No. 7 wide receiver in the nation by SuperPrep, and first-team all-state selection (Class AAAA) by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Finally, he was tabbed to the AJC's preseason Super 11.[3] By the time he was a junior, he was ranked as within the top 10 wide receivers and the top 100 players in the nation by almost every writer.[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Calvin Johnson
WR 		Tyrone, Georgia Sandy Creek HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 4.27 Jan 12, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3 (WR); 34 (school)   Rivals: 6 (WR); 37 (national); 3 (GA); 50 (school)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2004 Georgia Tech Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  • "2004 Georgia Tech College Football Team Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  • "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.

College career edit

 
Calvin Johnson catching a pass for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Johnson attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played for head coach Chan Gailey's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team from 2004 to 2006. Despite Georgia Tech being interested in his playing both football and baseball, Johnson's mother refused to allow Johnson to play both sports after determining that the year-round athletic schedule would be too demanding.[13]

As a freshman in 2004, Johnson was an immediate contributor. He made his collegiate debut against Samford and had two receptions for 45 receiving yards in the 28–7 victory.[14] In the following game, against Clemson, he had eight receptions for 127 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in the 28–24 victory.[15] On October 16, against Duke, he had six receptions for 92 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 24–7 victory.[16] On November 13, against Connecticut, he had six receptions for 131 receiving yards in the 30–10 victory.[17] In the next week's game against Virginia, he had five receptions for 108 receiving yards in the 30–10 loss.[18] He ended his freshman campaign against Syracuse in the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl, where he recorded two receptions for 61 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown to go along with a rushing touchdown in the 51–14 victory.[19] Johnson was the Yellow Jackets' leading receiver with 48 catches for 837 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns, which were Georgia Tech freshman records.[20] Johnson earned a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection. He was named ACC Rookie of the Year.[21]

Johnson started the 2005 season with four receptions for 66 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown in a 23–14 victory over Auburn.[22] In the next game, he had six receptions for 114 receiving yards in a 27–21 victory over North Carolina.[23] The game featured Georgia Tech having two 100-yard receivers in the same game for the sixth time in school history, Johnson and Damarius Bilbo, who had 131.[24] On September 24, against Virginia Tech, he had five receptions for 123 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 51–7 loss.[25] In the following game, against North Carolina State, he recorded a collegiate career-best ten receptions for 130 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 17–14 loss.[26] He earned first-team All-American honors for the 2005 season.[27] He also earned All-ACC honors for the second straight year and was a semifinalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award.[28] He led the team with 54 catches for 888 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.[29]

Johnson was named a team captain going into his junior season.[24] He entered his 2006 season in the running for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy. Although Johnson finished tenth in the Heisman voting, he won the Biletnikoff as the best college wide receiver.[30][31] He started the season with seven receptions for 111 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 14–10 loss to Notre Dame.[32] In the following game, he had four receptions for 26 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 38–6 victory over Samford.[33] Against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Toyota Gator Bowl, Johnson had nine catches for a collegiate-career best 186 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns, albeit in a 38–35 loss.[34][35] In the game, he passed Jonathan Smith for the school record for receiving yards in a single season and also moved past Kelly Campbell to be the school's all-time leader in receiving yards for a career.[36] In addition, Johnson's 186 receiving yards set a school record for receiving yards in a bowl game.[24] Johnson was honored as the ACC Player of the Year, was a first-team All-ACC selection for the third consecutive year, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American.[37] Overall, Johnson tallied 1,202 receiving yards on 76 catches.[38][39][40] Johnson's 15 receiving touchdowns were a new Georgia Tech single-season record.[41][42] In his collegiate career, Johnson made a case for being the greatest Georgia Tech player of all time.[43][44] Johnson had 178 receptions for 2,927 yards and 28 touchdowns during his time with the Yellow Jackets. He ranks first in school history in career receiving yards, second in receptions, first in touchdown receptions, and first in career 100-yard receiving games with 13.[45]

Statistics edit

Calvin Johnson Receiving Rushing
Season Team GP Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD
2004 Georgia Tech 12 48 837 17.4 7 3 10 3.3 1
2005 Georgia Tech 12 54 908 16.4 6 0 0 0.0 0
2006 Georgia Tech 14 76 1,202 15.8 15 7 30 4.3 0
Career 38 178 2,927 16.4 28 10 40 4.0 1

School records edit

  • Receiving yards for a career – 2,927[46]
  • Receiving yards in a single season – 1,202 (2006)[24]
  • Receiving touchdowns for a career – 28[24]
  • Receiving touchdowns in a single season – 15 (2006)[24]
  • 100-yard games in a career – 13[24]
  • 100-yard games in a single season – 7 (2006)[24]

College awards and honors edit

 
Calvin Johnson's Fred Biletnikoff Award
  • First-team Freshman All-American 2004[47]
  • All-American 2005 and 2006[47]
  • First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference, 2004, 2005, and 2006[3]
  • ACC Rookie of the Year, 2004[3]
  • ACC Player of the Year, 2006[3]
  • Four-time ACC Rookie of the Week[47]
  • Biletnikoff Award, 2006[3]
  • Paul Warfield Trophy, 2006[48]
  • 10th place in 2006 Heisman Trophy voting – 43 total votes (76 receptions, 1,202 yards, 15.8 avg, 15 touchdowns)[49]
  • Selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility[50]

Academic activities edit

During the summer of 2006, Johnson, who majored in management with a background in building construction, was given the option of working on either constructing environmentally friendly luxury condos, or a project building solar latrines to improve sanitation in Bolivia.[51][52] Johnson chose the latter, as he wanted to help the less fortunate.[53] The "solar latrines" use the sun's rays to safely transform bacteria-laden waste into fertilizer.[53][54]

Legacy edit

In 2016, Johnson was named to the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.[55] He was selected for induction to the College Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. He was part of the Class of 2018.[50]

Professional career edit

 
Calvin Johnson in his Detroit Lions training uniform

Johnson was SI.com's Midseason 2007 NFL Draft Projection #1 pick,[56] though Johnson had stated that he intended to earn his degree from Georgia Tech.[3] On January 8, 2007, Johnson declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft, bypassing his senior season at Georgia Tech.[45][57] He was regarded as the best athlete to come out of the draft and was the #1 player on most draft boards.[2][58][59] Johnson was said by ESPN to be able to be productive as a rookie, much like receiver Randy Moss.[2] In a mid-February workout with speed and conditioning coach Mark Pearsall, Johnson clocked a 4.33-second 40-yard dash, recorded an 11-foot standing broad jump, and had a vertical leap of 43 inches.[60]

Johnson surprised many when he weighed in at 239 pounds at the combine although he claims that this season he played "at about 235 and I got up to 238" and that his weight was not a problem.[2] Johnson ran a 4.35 and wowed scouts with his jump drill results, his receiving skills, and his 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m) broad jump, which was the "best broad jump I can ever remember an NFL prospect having," according to Gil Brandt.[61] Johnson is one of only two players (Matt Jones) 6-foot-5 or taller, regardless of position, to run a 40-yard dash in under 4.40 seconds at the combine since 2005.[62][63]

Johnson was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round as the second pick overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.[64][65][66] This is the highest a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket has ever been drafted.[64] The Lions were expected to trade Johnson, most likely to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the team announced that they were keeping him.[67] The next day, the Detroit Tigers invited him to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.[68][69]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m) 		239 lb
(108 kg) 		36 in
(0.91 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.35 s 1.55 s 2.58 s 42.5 in
(1.08 m)		 11 ft 7 in
(3.53 m)		 41
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[70][71][72]

Detroit Lions edit

2007 season edit

See also: 2007 Detroit Lions season

Johnson attended Reebok's NFL Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles.[73] The Lions, being told by the league that Johnson would have to skip the minicamp to attend, rescheduled the camp to accommodate Johnson.[74] On August 3, 2007, Johnson signed a six-year deal with the Detroit Lions after holding out for eight days, and passed his physical in time to be on the field for the start of that morning's practice.[47][75][76] He was represented by agent James "Bus" Cook. The contract was worth up to US$64 million, with $27.2 in guaranteed money, making Johnson the highest-paid player in Lions history (since passed by quarterback Matthew Stafford and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh) and the highest-paid receiver (in guaranteed money) in the NFL.[75][77]

Although he did not start the game, Johnson had an impressive NFL debut on Sunday, September 9, 2007, catching four passes for 70 yards and his first career touchdown in Detroit's 36–21 win over the Oakland Raiders.[78][79][80] He sustained a lower back injury after making a catch over two Philadelphia Eagles defenders on September 23, 2007.[81] He scored his first and only professional rushing touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 21, 2007, on a 32-yard reverse play in the 23–16 victory.[82] Fellow teammate and wide receiver Roy Williams nicknamed Johnson "Megatron", due to his large hands being similar to that of the towering Decepticon.[83][84] The nickname caught on well with fans. Williams later changed the nickname to "Bolt" after Jamaican sprinting phenom Usain Bolt, comparing the two athletes' similar height and running abilities.[85] Johnson finished the 2007 season with 48 receptions for 756 yards and five total touchdowns.[86] He was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team.[87]

In 2008, Johnson said he could "still feel" the lower-back injury that bothered him throughout his rookie season. Johnson took five weeks off after the 2007 season and was taking part in the Lions' offseason program. "I know it's there but it doesn't hurt," he said.[88] Johnson revealed that he needed Vicodin to play through the final three months of the 2007 season. He needed the medication to help him play with a bone bruise in his back. "I was on meds the rest of the season," he said. "I was taking Vicodin twice a game just to get through the game. I stayed hurt the whole season, probably because I was trying to come back too soon."[89]

2008 season edit

See also: 2008 Detroit Lions season

Johnson and the Lions faced the Atlanta Falcons on the road on September 7, 2008, in the season opener at the Georgia Dome.[90] As the official starting wide receiver behind Roy Williams, Johnson led the team in receptions and yards, collecting seven catches for 107 yards, which included one 38-yard catch-and-run in the Lions' 34–21 loss.[91] During Week 2 versus the Green Bay Packers, he had two key touchdowns late in the game, which sparked a large comeback, though the Lions eventually lost the game, 48–25. Both touchdown catches included a run after the catch (the first catch going for 38 yards and the second going for 47 yards, both over the middle) displaying Johnson's speed and breakaway ability. He ended the game with six receptions for 129 yards and two touchdowns.[92] In the following two games, losses to San Francisco and Chicago, Johnson failed to score a touchdown or gain over 50 yards receiving.[93][94] However, against the Minnesota Vikings, Johnson had four receptions for 85 yards and his third touchdown of the season.[95]

On October 14, before the Week 6 trade deadline, Roy Williams was traded to the Dallas Cowboys for a first, a third and a seventh-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, making Johnson the Lions' starting wide receiver and the last big threat on the offense.[96] In his first game without Roy Williams alongside him in the Week 7 game against the Houston Texans, Johnson caught only two passes, totaling 154 yards receiving; the first pass did not come until quarterback Dan Orlovsky threw a pass up for grabs at the end of the first half which Johnson caught for 58 yards and the second pass came on a 96-yard touchdown catch-and-run.[97] With Williams gone and starting quarterback Jon Kitna lost to injury for the season, the Texans defense had little to do to stop the Lions' offense but shut down Johnson, winning the game 28–21.[98]

Johnson set a career-high for receptions in a game during the Week-9 match-up against the Lions' division rivals, the Chicago Bears, with eight receptions that garnered 94 yards and one touchdown, but still lost the game 27–23.[99] During Week 10, formerly retired All-Pro quarterback Daunte Culpepper was signed to a one-year contract with the Lions in hopes to spur the offense and earned the starting job for the next two games.[100] Johnson ended his first game with Culpepper at quarterback with two receptions for 92 yards in a 38–14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.[101] During the Week 14 match-up against the division rival Minnesota Vikings, Johnson passed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the first time in his career after collecting three catches for 84 yards and one touchdown, ending the week with 1,055 yards receiving and nine touchdowns on the season.[102]

Johnson and the 2008 Detroit Lions finished the first ever 0–16 season in NFL history after a 31–21 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 17.[92] Despite the Lions' failures and the fact that five different quarterbacks played during the year, Johnson finished as one of the strongest wide receivers statistically for the 2008 season, finishing fifth in receiving yards (1,331) and 7th in receiving yards per game (83.2), and leading the league in receiving touchdowns (12), despite the fact that the entire Lions team only passed for 18 touchdowns.[103] Johnson became the first Lion to lead the NFL in receiving touchdowns since Terry Barr in 1963.[104] However, Johnson missed the Pro Bowl, with most experts attributing the snub to the Lions' dismal winless season.[105]

2009 season edit

See also: 2009 Detroit Lions season

After 2008, Detroit's front office and coaching personnel were essentially overhauled by the team ownership. Matt Millen, the team's incumbent general manager and CEO since 2001, was terminated on September 24, 2008.[106] Head coach Rod Marinelli was fired in the offseason.[107] Marinelli was replaced by Jim Schwartz, then defensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans.[108] Schwartz ultimately revamped the entire Detroit offensive (and defensive) philosophies‍—‌hiring Scott Linehan and Gunther Cunningham, respectively.[109] Detroit held the first pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, and selected quarterback Matthew Stafford out of the University of Georgia.[110] Stafford was named the team's starting quarterback out of training camp, but he battled various injuries throughout the season. Much of the 2008 Detroit roster was released by the new regime, and the 2009 team was viewed as somewhat of a work-in-progress and eventually finished with a 2–14 record.[111] Johnson finished the 2009 season with 67 receptions, 984 yards, and five touchdowns, while missing two games.[112]

2010 season edit

See also: 2010 Detroit Lions season

In the season opener against the Chicago Bears, Johnson caught a pass with 31 seconds left in regulation in the end zone for what looked like a game-winning touchdown. However, referee Gene Steratore ruled the catch incomplete, saying that Johnson had not maintained possession of the ball through the entire process of the catch. The Lions lost the game by a score of 19–14.[113] In Week 6, against the New York Giants, he had five receptions for 146 yards and one receiving touchdown in the 28–20 loss.[114] In Week 8, against the Washington Redskins, he had nine receptions for 101 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in the 37–25 victory.[115] In Week 10, against the Buffalo Bills, he had ten receptions for 128 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 14–12 loss.[116] The Bills game was the beginning of a four-game streak for Johnson where he recorded a receiving touchdown. In Week 15, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had ten receptions for 152 receiving yards in the 23–20 victory.[117] Johnson amassed 77 receptions for 1,120 yards and 12 touchdowns during the 2010 season.[118] He was selected to the first Pro Bowl of his career.[119] Following the 2010 season, Johnson was the recipient of the Lions/Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association/Pro Football Writers Association (Detroit Chapter) Media-Friendly Good Guy Award. Johnson was ranked 27th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011.[120]

 
Calvin Johnson on January 1, 2012, playing against the Green Bay Packers

2011 season edit

See also: 2011 Detroit Lions season

In 2011, Johnson had his second best statistical season of his NFL career, reaching a then career-high 1,681 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns.[121] In Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys, Johnson helped rally the Lions from a 24-point deficit to a 34–30 victory by catching two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, including a famous catch in which Johnson beat the Cowboys' triple coverage in the end zone.[122] This performance gave Johnson eight touchdown receptions through the first four games of the season and tied Cris Carter for most consecutive games with multiple touchdown receptions with four.[122] In a Week 15 game against the Oakland Raiders, Johnson had nine receptions for 214 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 28–27 victory.[123] He joined Cloyce Box as the only players in franchise history to record at least 200 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the same game.[124] Johnson and the Lions clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 1999, and the first time in Johnson's career, after a 38–10 beating of the San Diego Chargers on Christmas Eve.[125] In a Week 17 game against the Green Bay Packers, Johnson had 11 receptions for a then career-best 244 receiving yards in a 45–41 loss.[126] Johnson finished the season with 96 receptions for a league-leading 1,681 receiving yards and 16 receiving touchdowns.[127][128] Johnson became the first Lion to lead the league in receiving yards since Pat Studstill in 1966.[129] The Lions finished with a 10–6 record, finished second in the NFC North, and earned a playoff berth.[130]

Detroit found themselves on the road again in a 2012 NFC Wild Card game against the heavily favored New Orleans Saints in the playoffs. Always tough to play against at the Superdome, the Saints wore down the Detroit defense and New Orleans would go on to a win by a score of 45–28. In the game, Johnson caught 12 passes for 211 receiving yards and two touchdowns‍—‌breaking Detroit's playoff record of 150 receiving yards in a playoff game previously held by Brett Perriman and Leonard Thompson.[131][132] Johnson was ranked third by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012.[133]

2012 season edit

See also: 2012 Detroit Lions season

On March 14, 2012, Johnson signed an eight-year extension worth US$132 million with the Detroit Lions, with US$60 million guaranteed, making Johnson the highest-paid receiver in the league.[134] Johnson beat out 42 other players and eliminated quarterback Cam Newton to win the Madden NFL 13 cover athlete on April 25, 2012, on SportsNation.[135] Johnson started off the season with six receptions for 111 yards in a 27–23 victory over the St. Louis Rams.[136] In Week 3, against the Tennessee Titans, he had 10 receptions for 164 yards and a touchdown in the 44–41 loss.[137] In Week 6, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he had six receptions for 135 yards in the 26–23 victory.[138] In the stretch from Week 9 to Week 14, he recorded five consecutive games with 125 receiving yards or more, which tied the NFL record held by Pat Studstill in the 1966 season.[139][140] In that stretch were performances of 207 yards and a touchdown in a 34–24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and 171 yards and a touchdown in a 35–33 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.[141][142] In the Colts game, Johnson was targeted a career-high 20 times.[142] On December 22, against the Atlanta Falcons, Johnson broke Jerry Rice's single-season receiving yards record of 1,848 yards.[143] Johnson was also named a starter for the NFC in the Pro Bowl played in Honolulu, Hawaii.[144] Johnson finished with five receptions for 72 yards against the Chicago Bears in Week 17, missing out on 2,000 receiving yards by 36.[145] Johnson finished the season leading the league in receptions (122) and receiving yards (1,964).[146][147] Johnson became the only player in the Super Bowl era (since 1967) to average 120 yards per game in a season, when he averaged 122.8 yards per game in 2012.[148] Johnson was ranked third by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013.[149]

2013 season edit

See also: 2013 Detroit Lions season

After a slow start to the 2013 season in Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings, Johnson had six receptions for 116 yards and two touchdowns in a 25–21 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.[150][151] In the following game, against the Washington Redskins, he had seven receptions for 115 receiving yards and a touchdown in the 27–20 victory.[152] In Week 7, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he had nine receptions for 155 yards and two receiving touchdowns.[153] On October 27, in a 31–30 win over the Dallas Cowboys, Johnson caught a career-high 14 of 16 passes thrown in his direction; he finished the game with a career-high 329 receiving yards and one touchdown.[154] In addition to breaking the Lions' franchise record of 302 receiving yards set by Cloyce Box on December 3, 1950, it was the highest receiving yardage ever in a regulation-length game and the second-highest overall single-game yardage in NFL history, behind Flipper Anderson's 336-yard performance in a 1989 overtime win. Anderson accumulated 40 of those yards in overtime.[155] In this same game, Johnson tied Lance Alworth for the most career games with at least 200 yards receiving with five.[156] In Week 10 against the Chicago Bears, Johnson had six receptions for 83 yards and two touchdown receptions.[157] The second one gave him the Lions all-time record for touchdown catches with 63, breaking the old mark previously held by Herman Moore.[158] In the following game, he had six receptions for 179 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 37–27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 11.[159] Following the Steelers game, he added two more 100-yard performances in Weeks 12–13 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers.[160][161]

Overall, he finished the 2013 season with 84 receptions, 1,492 receiving yards, and 12 receiving touchdowns in 14 games.[162] Johnson was named to the 2014 Pro Bowl, but an injury forced him to withdraw.[163] Johnson was ranked second by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.[164]

2014 season edit

See also: 2014 Detroit Lions season

Johnson started the 2014 season off strong with seven receptions for 164 yards and two receiving touchdowns in a 35–14 victory over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football.[165] Johnson suffered an ankle injury that kept him out of action after Week 5.[166] He returned in Week 10 against the Miami Dolphins and had seven receptions for 113 yards and a touchdown in the 20–16 victory.[167] On November 27, in the annual Thanksgiving Day game against the Chicago Bears, Johnson became the fastest player to reach 10,000 receiving yards in NFL history at the time, eclipsing the mark in the second quarter of his 115th game.[168] Against the Bears, he had 11 receptions for 146 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 34–17 victory.[169] In the next game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had eight receptions for 158 yards and a receiving touchdown in the 34–17 victory.[170] He closed the season out with four receptions for 39 yards and two receiving touchdowns in a 30–20 loss to the Green Bay Packers.[171] The Lions finished with a 11–5 record and earned a playoff spot in the Wild Card Round.[172] In the 24–20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, he had five receptions for 85 receiving yards.[173]

Johnson was named to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl, the most by any Lion since Barry Sanders was named to ten consecutive Pro Bowls.[174] He finished the 2014 season with 71 receptions for 1,044 receiving yards and receiving eight touchdowns.[175] Johnson and Golden Tate became the Lions' first duo to reach 1,000 yards apiece in the same season since Roy Williams and Mike Furrey in 2006.[176][177] Johnson was ranked sixth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.[178]

2015 season edit

See also: 2015 Detroit Lions season

Much like Week 1 in Chicago five years back, in Week 4 at Seattle, Johnson was involved in another controversial play. This time, late in the fourth quarter, Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor punched the ball out of Johnson's hands while he was trying to score a late go-ahead touchdown. Linebacker K. J. Wright then batted the ball out of the end zone for a touchback. The NFL later admitted the referees should have penalized Wright for illegal batting. The Seahawks won the game by a score of 13–10.[179][180][181][182] In Week 5, a 42–17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Johnson caught his 671st career pass, breaking Herman Moore's franchise record.[183][184] In Week 6, Johnson caught six passes for 166 yards in an overtime 37–34 victory over the Chicago Bears. This gave the Lions their first victory of the season after an 0–5 start.[185] This was his fourth NFC Offensive Player of the Week nomination for his effort against the Bears.[186] In Week 12, against the Philadelphia Eagles, Johnson caught eight passes for 93 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the Lions to their third straight victory and lift their record to 4–7.[187] In Week 8 against the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL International Series on November 1, Johnson became the fastest player to reach 11,000 receiving yards in NFL history, in his 127th game.[188] Johnson finished the season with 88 receptions for 1,214 yards (13.8 average), and nine touchdowns, reaching 1,000-yards receiving for the sixth consecutive year, and seventh time in nine years.[189] Johnson was named to the Pro Bowl for the sixth consecutive year, but he declined to attend.[190] His 1,214 yards in the 2015 season are the most ever in a player's final season in the NFL, while his 88 receptions are the second most in a player's final season, trailing Sterling Sharpe's 94 receptions in the 1994 season.[191][62]

Retirement edit

On March 8, 2016, Johnson announced his retirement from the NFL after nine seasons.[148][192] His 11,619 receiving yards rank fourth in a player's first nine seasons, trailing only Julio Jones (12,125), Torry Holt (11,864) and Jerry Rice (11,776).[193] Since Johnson was drafted by the Lions with the second overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, no player had more receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, and 100-yard games (46) than Johnson through the 2015 season.[194][195] His 5,137 receiving yards from 2011 to 2013 are the most by any player over a three-year stretch in NFL history.[62][196] On February 6, 2021, Johnson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.[197]

Despite spending his entire 9 year career with the Lions, Johnson does not partake in any events or attend games being played by his former team. He has stated this is because the Lions forced him to repay $1.6 million of his signing bonus for retiring early and not playing out his contract. The Lions offered to pay Johnson $500,000 a year for three years to show up and speak at team events and donate an additional $100,000 to a charity of his choice, but he did not accept the offer, stating, "they need to figure out a way to do it and not have me work for it. Because I already did the work for it". He has said on multiple occasions that things between him and his former team will never be made right until then and has gone on to say that ownership views the team's players as "pawns".[198] More recently, Johnson’s stance has softened as he attended several Detroit Lions team practices during the 2023 season and the September 17th, 2023 home game against the Seattle Seahawks.

NFL career statistics edit

Legend
NFL record
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season edit

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2007 DET 15 10 48 756 15.8 49 4 4 52 13.0 32T 1 1 0
2008 DET 16 16 78 1,331 17.1 96T 12 3 −1 −0.3 7 0 3 2
2009 DET 14 14 67 984 14.7 75T 5 7 73 10.4 19 0 3 2
2010 DET 15 15 77 1,120 14.5 87T 12 4 32 8.0 15 0 1 0
2011 DET 16 16 96 1,681 17.5 73T 16 1 11 11.0 11 0 1 1
2012 DET 16 16 122 1,964 16.1 53 5 — — — — — 3 3
2013 DET 14 14 84 1,492 17.8 87 12 — — — — — 1 1
2014 DET 13 13 71 1,077 15.2 67T 8 — — — — — 0 0
2015 DET 16 16 88 1,214 13.8 57 9 — — — — — 1 1
Career 135 130 731 11,619 15.9 96T 83 19 167 8.8 32T 1 14 10

Postseason edit

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2011 DET 1 1 12 211 17.6 42 2 — — — — — 0 0
2014 DET 1 1 5 85 17.0 28 0 — — — — — 0 0
Career 2 2 17 296 17.4 42 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

NFL honors edit

  • 6x Pro Bowler (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
  • 3x First team All-Pro (2011, 2012, 2013)
  • 4x NFC Offensive Player of the Week (2010 - Week 8, 2011 - Week 15, 2013 - Week 8, 2015 - Week 6)[199]
  • 2x NFC Offensive Player of the Month (November 2012, October 2013)[200]
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame All-2010s Team[201]
  • 2007 NFL All-Rookie Team

NFL records edit

  • Most receiving yards in a single season (16 games): 1,964 yards (2012)[202][203]
  • Seasons with 1,600 yards receiving (2, tied with Marvin Harrison, Torry Holt, Antonio Brown, Julio Jones and Justin Jefferson)[204]
  • Most consecutive games with at least 100 receiving yards (8, tied with Adam Thielen)[205]
  • Most consecutive games with at least 10 receptions (4)[202]
  • Most 100 receiving yard games in a single season (11, tied with Michael Irvin)[206]
  • Most receiving yards in a five-game span (861 yards) [207]
  • Most receiving yards in a six-game span (962 yards) [208]
  • Most receiving yards in a single game in regulation: 329 (October 27, 2013, against the Dallas Cowboys)[209]
  • Most games with at least 200 receiving yards: 5 (tied with Lance Alworth)[209]

Lions franchise records edit

  • Most receiving touchdowns in a single season: 16 (2011)[210]
  • Most receiving touchdowns, career: 83[211][212]
  • Most receiving yards, career: 11,619[211]
  • Most receptions in a single game: 14 (October 27, 2013, against the Dallas Cowboys, tied with Herman Moore)[211]
  • Most receiving yards in a single game: 329 (October 27, 2013, against the Dallas Cowboys)[209]
  • Most receptions, career: 731[211]
  • Most seasons with 10+ receiving touchdowns: 4[210]
  • Most career 70+ yard receptions: 8[213]
  • Most games with multiple touchdowns in one half: 12[213]
  • Most receiving yards in a single game in regulation (329, October 27, 2013, against the Dallas Cowboys)[214][215]
  • Most games with at least 100 receiving yards: 46[216]
  • Most games with at least 150 receiving yards: 15[217]
  • Most games with at least 200 receiving yards: 5[209]
  • Most games with at least 300 receiving yards: 1[209]
  • Most games with at least one receiving touchdown: 64[218]
  • Most games with at least two receiving touchdowns: 17[219]

Dancing with the Stars edit

On August 30, 2016, Johnson was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on season 23 of Dancing with the Stars.[220] He was partnered with professional dancer Lindsay Arnold.[221] He finished in third place to James Hinchcliffe and Laurie Hernandez.[222]

Week Dance / Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha / "That's What I Like" 7 7 7 7 No elimination
2 Foxtrot / "As Days Go By" 7 7 7 7 Safe
3 Viennese Waltz / "It's a Woman's World" 8 8 8 8 Safe (Immunity)
4 Charleston / "Bella Donna Twist" 8 7 7 7 Safe
5 Jazz / "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 8 8 8 8 No elimination
6 Argentine Tango / "Hotel California" 9 10 9 9 Last to be called safe
7 Jive / "Good Golly, Miss Molly"
Team Freestyle / "The Skye Boat Song" 		9
10 		9
9 		9
9 		9
10 		Safe
8 Quickstep / "Dr. Bones"
Jive Dance Off / "The Purple People Eater" 		10
No 		10
Extra 		10
Points 		10
Awarded 		Safe
9 Waltz / "Memory"
Team-Up Dance (Paso Doble) / "No Good" 		9
9 		9
9 		10
10 		9
9 		Safe
10
Semifinals 		Tango / "Seven Nation Army"
Trio Salsa / "Limbo" 		8
10 		9
10 		9
10 		9
10 		Last to be called safe
11
Finals 		Viennese Waltz / "I Am Your Man"
Freestyle / "Please Mr. Postman" & "I Want You Back"
Jive & Quickstep Fusion / "Tutti Frutti" 		8
10
10 		9
10
10 		9
10
10 		9
10
10 		Third Place

Cannabis edit

See also: Cannabis and sports

In February 2019, Johnson and his wife Brittney were granted preliminary approval to open a medical cannabis dispensary in Michigan.[223][224] He has since proceeded with plans to launch several cannabis facilities across the state (along with his business partner Rob Sims) under the brand name Primitiv.[225][226] In August 2019, Johnson was named to the board of directors of the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association.[227]

Also in August 2019, Johnson announced a partnership with Harvard University to study the effects of cannabis on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and its benefits in managing pain.[226] As part of the partnership, Johnson and Sims announced a six-figure donation to the International Phytomedicines and Medical Cannabis Institute at Harvard.[228] In his Hall of Fame induction speech, Johnson noted his work with Harvard and the potential for plant-based medicines to "provide an alternative to their destructive counterparts, opioids".[229]

Personal life edit

Johnson founded The Calvin Johnson Jr. Foundation, Inc. in 2008.[230] The foundation's goals include dedication to education, training, and social development of at-risk youth and providing financial aide to various community organizations.[231] The Foundation hosts an annual camp called Catching Dreams, which aims to help high school wide receivers.[232]

Johnson became engaged to long-time girlfriend Brittney McNorton in March 2015.[233] They were married in June 2016.[234] The couple currently resides in Detroit. He has a son, C.J., from a previous relationship.[235]

Johnson is a Christian. Johnson has a tattoo of the crucifixion of Jesus on his left arm and a Christian cross on his right arm.[236] Johnson was part of a weekly Bible study group with other Lions players.[237]

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For other people with the same name see Calvin Johnson disambiguation Calvin Johnson Jr born September 29 1985 is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League NFL for nine seasons with the Detroit Lions Nicknamed Megatron after the Transformers character of the same name he is regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time 1 He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets winning the Fred Biletnikoff Award as a junior He was selected by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft Calvin JohnsonJohnson in 2019No 81Position Wide receiverPersonal informationBorn 1985 09 29 September 29 1985 age 38 Newnan Georgia U S Height 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Weight 237 lb 108 kg Career informationHigh school Sandy Creek Tyrone Georgia College Georgia Tech 2004 2006 NFL Draft 2007 Round 1 Pick 2Career historyDetroit Lions 2007 2015 Career highlights and awards3 First team All Pro 2011 2013 Second team All Pro 2010 6 Pro Bowl 2010 2015 2 NFL receiving yards leader 2011 2012 NFL receptions leader 2012 NFL receiving touchdowns co leader 2008 NFL 2010s All Decade Team PFWA All Rookie Team 2007 Detroit Lions All Time Team Fred Biletnikoff Award 2006 Unanimous All American 2006 First team All American 2005 ACC Player of the Year 2006 ACC Rookie of the Year 2004 3 First team All ACC 2004 2006 NFL recordsMost receiving yards in a season 1 964 Most consecutive 100 yard receiving games 8Career NFL statisticsReceptions 731Receiving yards 11 619Yards per reception 15 9Receiving touchdowns 83Player stats at NFL com PFRPro Football Hall of FameCollege Football Hall of FameJohnson was noted for having a rare combination of size 6 ft 5 in and 239 lbs catching ability speed 40 yard dash in 4 35 seconds strength leaping ability 2 3 and body control In 2012 he set the NFL season record for receiving yards 4 5 Johnson is also tied with Michael Irvin for 100 yard games in a season 6 tied with Adam Thielen for consecutive 100 yard games and holds the record for consecutive games with 10 or more receptions He appeared in six consecutive Pro Bowls from 2010 to 2015 and received three consecutive first team All Pro selections from 2011 to 2013 While still regarded as being in his prime Johnson retired after the 2015 season citing a loss of passion for the game due to health concerns and the Lions lack of overall success during his tenure He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021 Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 2 1 Statistics 2 2 School records 2 3 College awards and honors 2 4 Academic activities 2 5 Legacy 3 Professional career 3 1 Detroit Lions 3 1 1 2007 season 3 1 2 2008 season 3 1 3 2009 season 3 1 4 2010 season 3 1 5 2011 season 3 1 6 2012 season 3 1 7 2013 season 3 1 8 2014 season 3 1 9 2015 season 3 2 Retirement 4 NFL career statistics 4 1 Regular season 4 2 Postseason 4 3 NFL honors 4 4 NFL records 4 5 Lions franchise records 5 Dancing with the Stars 6 Cannabis 7 Personal life 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksEarly years editJohnson was born to Calvin Johnson Sr and Arica Johnson on September 29 1985 in Newnan Georgia 7 8 Johnson s mother holds a Doctor of Education Johnson s parents stressed education in his childhood forbidding him from playing sports if he didn t receive A s and B s in school 9 Johnson was 6 feet tall in middle school and 6 feet 4 inches as a sophomore in high school 10 He attended Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone Georgia and was a letterman in football and a baseball standout In football he was a three year starter as a wide receiver for the Patriots football team As a sophomore he made 34 receptions for 646 yards and 10 touchdowns As a junior Johnson caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns 3 11 His 81 was retired on October 22 2010 12 Johnson was rated among the nation s top 10 wide receivers and top 100 players by virtually every recruiting analyst He was tabbed the No 4 wide receiver and No 15 player in the nation by TheInsiders com and named to the Super Southern 100 by the Atlanta Journal Constitution the Rivals 100 by Rivals com TheInsiders com Hot 100 the SuperPrep All America 275 and the Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team 3 Johnson was also rated as the best player in Georgia No 12 in the Southeast and No 37 in the nation by Rivals com the No 7 wide receiver in the nation by SuperPrep and first team all state selection Class AAAA by the Atlanta Journal Constitution Finally he was tabbed to the AJC s preseason Super 11 3 By the time he was a junior he was ranked as within the top 10 wide receivers and the top 100 players in the nation by almost every writer 3 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit dateCalvin JohnsonWR Tyrone Georgia Sandy Creek HS 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 213 lb 97 kg 4 27 Jan 12 2004 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N AOverall recruiting rankings Scout 3 WR 34 school Rivals 6 WR 37 national 3 GA 50 school Refers to 40 yard dash Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height weight and 40 time In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources 2004 Georgia Tech Football Commitment List Rivals com Retrieved August 17 2013 2004 Georgia Tech College Football Team Recruiting Prospects Scout com Retrieved August 17 2013 Scout com Team Recruiting Rankings Scout com Retrieved August 17 2013 2004 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved August 17 2013 College career edit nbsp Calvin Johnson catching a pass for the Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsJohnson attended the Georgia Institute of Technology where he played for head coach Chan Gailey s Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team from 2004 to 2006 Despite Georgia Tech being interested in his playing both football and baseball Johnson s mother refused to allow Johnson to play both sports after determining that the year round athletic schedule would be too demanding 13 As a freshman in 2004 Johnson was an immediate contributor He made his collegiate debut against Samford and had two receptions for 45 receiving yards in the 28 7 victory 14 In the following game against Clemson he had eight receptions for 127 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in the 28 24 victory 15 On October 16 against Duke he had six receptions for 92 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 24 7 victory 16 On November 13 against Connecticut he had six receptions for 131 receiving yards in the 30 10 victory 17 In the next week s game against Virginia he had five receptions for 108 receiving yards in the 30 10 loss 18 He ended his freshman campaign against Syracuse in the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl where he recorded two receptions for 61 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown to go along with a rushing touchdown in the 51 14 victory 19 Johnson was the Yellow Jackets leading receiver with 48 catches for 837 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns which were Georgia Tech freshman records 20 Johnson earned a first team All Atlantic Coast Conference ACC selection He was named ACC Rookie of the Year 21 Johnson started the 2005 season with four receptions for 66 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown in a 23 14 victory over Auburn 22 In the next game he had six receptions for 114 receiving yards in a 27 21 victory over North Carolina 23 The game featured Georgia Tech having two 100 yard receivers in the same game for the sixth time in school history Johnson and Damarius Bilbo who had 131 24 On September 24 against Virginia Tech he had five receptions for 123 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 51 7 loss 25 In the following game against North Carolina State he recorded a collegiate career best ten receptions for 130 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 17 14 loss 26 He earned first team All American honors for the 2005 season 27 He also earned All ACC honors for the second straight year and was a semifinalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award 28 He led the team with 54 catches for 888 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns 29 Johnson was named a team captain going into his junior season 24 He entered his 2006 season in the running for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy Although Johnson finished tenth in the Heisman voting he won the Biletnikoff as the best college wide receiver 30 31 He started the season with seven receptions for 111 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 14 10 loss to Notre Dame 32 In the following game he had four receptions for 26 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 38 6 victory over Samford 33 Against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Toyota Gator Bowl Johnson had nine catches for a collegiate career best 186 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns albeit in a 38 35 loss 34 35 In the game he passed Jonathan Smith for the school record for receiving yards in a single season and also moved past Kelly Campbell to be the school s all time leader in receiving yards for a career 36 In addition Johnson s 186 receiving yards set a school record for receiving yards in a bowl game 24 Johnson was honored as the ACC Player of the Year was a first team All ACC selection for the third consecutive year and was recognized as a unanimous All American 37 Overall Johnson tallied 1 202 receiving yards on 76 catches 38 39 40 Johnson s 15 receiving touchdowns were a new Georgia Tech single season record 41 42 In his collegiate career Johnson made a case for being the greatest Georgia Tech player of all time 43 44 Johnson had 178 receptions for 2 927 yards and 28 touchdowns during his time with the Yellow Jackets He ranks first in school history in career receiving yards second in receptions first in touchdown receptions and first in career 100 yard receiving games with 13 45 Statistics edit Calvin Johnson Receiving RushingSeason Team GP Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD2004 Georgia Tech 12 48 837 17 4 7 3 10 3 3 12005 Georgia Tech 12 54 908 16 4 6 0 0 0 0 02006 Georgia Tech 14 76 1 202 15 8 15 7 30 4 3 0Career 38 178 2 927 16 4 28 10 40 4 0 1School records edit Receiving yards for a career 2 927 46 Receiving yards in a single season 1 202 2006 24 Receiving touchdowns for a career 28 24 Receiving touchdowns in a single season 15 2006 24 100 yard games in a career 13 24 100 yard games in a single season 7 2006 24 College awards and honors edit nbsp Calvin Johnson s Fred Biletnikoff AwardFirst team Freshman All American 2004 47 All American 2005 and 2006 47 First team All Atlantic Coast Conference 2004 2005 and 2006 3 ACC Rookie of the Year 2004 3 ACC Player of the Year 2006 3 Four time ACC Rookie of the Week 47 Biletnikoff Award 2006 3 Paul Warfield Trophy 2006 48 10th place in 2006 Heisman Trophy voting 43 total votes 76 receptions 1 202 yards 15 8 avg 15 touchdowns 49 Selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility 50 Academic activities edit During the summer of 2006 Johnson who majored in management with a background in building construction was given the option of working on either constructing environmentally friendly luxury condos or a project building solar latrines to improve sanitation in Bolivia 51 52 Johnson chose the latter as he wanted to help the less fortunate 53 The solar latrines use the sun s rays to safely transform bacteria laden waste into fertilizer 53 54 Legacy edit In 2016 Johnson was named to the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame 55 He was selected for induction to the College Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility He was part of the Class of 2018 50 Professional career edit nbsp Calvin Johnson in his Detroit Lions training uniformJohnson was SI com s Midseason 2007 NFL Draft Projection 1 pick 56 though Johnson had stated that he intended to earn his degree from Georgia Tech 3 On January 8 2007 Johnson declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft bypassing his senior season at Georgia Tech 45 57 He was regarded as the best athlete to come out of the draft and was the 1 player on most draft boards 2 58 59 Johnson was said by ESPN to be able to be productive as a rookie much like receiver Randy Moss 2 In a mid February workout with speed and conditioning coach Mark Pearsall Johnson clocked a 4 33 second 40 yard dash recorded an 11 foot standing broad jump and had a vertical leap of 43 inches 60 Johnson surprised many when he weighed in at 239 pounds at the combine although he claims that this season he played at about 235 and I got up to 238 and that his weight was not a problem 2 Johnson ran a 4 35 and wowed scouts with his jump drill results his receiving skills and his 11 ft 7 in 3 53 m broad jump which was the best broad jump I can ever remember an NFL prospect having according to Gil Brandt 61 Johnson is one of only two players Matt Jones 6 foot 5 or taller regardless of position to run a 40 yard dash in under 4 40 seconds at the combine since 2005 62 63 Johnson was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round as the second pick overall in the 2007 NFL Draft 64 65 66 This is the highest a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket has ever been drafted 64 The Lions were expected to trade Johnson most likely to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but the team announced that they were keeping him 67 The next day the Detroit Tigers invited him to throw out the ceremonial first pitch 68 69 Pre draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 239 lb 108 kg 36 in 0 91 m 9 3 4 in 0 25 m 4 35 s 1 55 s 2 58 s 42 5 in 1 08 m 11 ft 7 in 3 53 m 41All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day 70 71 72 Detroit Lions edit 2007 season edit See also 2007 Detroit Lions season Johnson attended Reebok s NFL Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles 73 The Lions being told by the league that Johnson would have to skip the minicamp to attend rescheduled the camp to accommodate Johnson 74 On August 3 2007 Johnson signed a six year deal with the Detroit Lions after holding out for eight days and passed his physical in time to be on the field for the start of that morning s practice 47 75 76 He was represented by agent James Bus Cook The contract was worth up to US 64 million with 27 2 in guaranteed money making Johnson the highest paid player in Lions history since passed by quarterback Matthew Stafford and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and the highest paid receiver in guaranteed money in the NFL 75 77 Although he did not start the game Johnson had an impressive NFL debut on Sunday September 9 2007 catching four passes for 70 yards and his first career touchdown in Detroit s 36 21 win over the Oakland Raiders 78 79 80 He sustained a lower back injury after making a catch over two Philadelphia Eagles defenders on September 23 2007 81 He scored his first and only professional rushing touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 21 2007 on a 32 yard reverse play in the 23 16 victory 82 Fellow teammate and wide receiver Roy Williams nicknamed Johnson Megatron due to his large hands being similar to that of the towering Decepticon 83 84 The nickname caught on well with fans Williams later changed the nickname to Bolt after Jamaican sprinting phenom Usain Bolt comparing the two athletes similar height and running abilities 85 Johnson finished the 2007 season with 48 receptions for 756 yards and five total touchdowns 86 He was named to the NFL All Rookie Team 87 In 2008 Johnson said he could still feel the lower back injury that bothered him throughout his rookie season Johnson took five weeks off after the 2007 season and was taking part in the Lions offseason program I know it s there but it doesn t hurt he said 88 Johnson revealed that he needed Vicodin to play through the final three months of the 2007 season He needed the medication to help him play with a bone bruise in his back I was on meds the rest of the season he said I was taking Vicodin twice a game just to get through the game I stayed hurt the whole season probably because I was trying to come back too soon 89 2008 season edit See also 2008 Detroit Lions season Johnson and the Lions faced the Atlanta Falcons on the road on September 7 2008 in the season opener at the Georgia Dome 90 As the official starting wide receiver behind Roy Williams Johnson led the team in receptions and yards collecting seven catches for 107 yards which included one 38 yard catch and run in the Lions 34 21 loss 91 During Week 2 versus the Green Bay Packers he had two key touchdowns late in the game which sparked a large comeback though the Lions eventually lost the game 48 25 Both touchdown catches included a run after the catch the first catch going for 38 yards and the second going for 47 yards both over the middle displaying Johnson s speed and breakaway ability He ended the game with six receptions for 129 yards and two touchdowns 92 In the following two games losses to San Francisco and Chicago Johnson failed to score a touchdown or gain over 50 yards receiving 93 94 However against the Minnesota Vikings Johnson had four receptions for 85 yards and his third touchdown of the season 95 On October 14 before the Week 6 trade deadline Roy Williams was traded to the Dallas Cowboys for a first a third and a seventh round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft making Johnson the Lions starting wide receiver and the last big threat on the offense 96 In his first game without Roy Williams alongside him in the Week 7 game against the Houston Texans Johnson caught only two passes totaling 154 yards receiving the first pass did not come until quarterback Dan Orlovsky threw a pass up for grabs at the end of the first half which Johnson caught for 58 yards and the second pass came on a 96 yard touchdown catch and run 97 With Williams gone and starting quarterback Jon Kitna lost to injury for the season the Texans defense had little to do to stop the Lions offense but shut down Johnson winning the game 28 21 98 Johnson set a career high for receptions in a game during the Week 9 match up against the Lions division rivals the Chicago Bears with eight receptions that garnered 94 yards and one touchdown but still lost the game 27 23 99 During Week 10 formerly retired All Pro quarterback Daunte Culpepper was signed to a one year contract with the Lions in hopes to spur the offense and earned the starting job for the next two games 100 Johnson ended his first game with Culpepper at quarterback with two receptions for 92 yards in a 38 14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars 101 During the Week 14 match up against the division rival Minnesota Vikings Johnson passed the 1 000 yard receiving mark for the first time in his career after collecting three catches for 84 yards and one touchdown ending the week with 1 055 yards receiving and nine touchdowns on the season 102 Johnson and the 2008 Detroit Lions finished the first ever 0 16 season in NFL history after a 31 21 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 17 92 Despite the Lions failures and the fact that five different quarterbacks played during the year Johnson finished as one of the strongest wide receivers statistically for the 2008 season finishing fifth in receiving yards 1 331 and 7th in receiving yards per game 83 2 and leading the league in receiving touchdowns 12 despite the fact that the entire Lions team only passed for 18 touchdowns 103 Johnson became the first Lion to lead the NFL in receiving touchdowns since Terry Barr in 1963 104 However Johnson missed the Pro Bowl with most experts attributing the snub to the Lions dismal winless season 105 2009 season edit See also 2009 Detroit Lions season After 2008 Detroit s front office and coaching personnel were essentially overhauled by the team ownership Matt Millen the team s incumbent general manager and CEO since 2001 was terminated on September 24 2008 106 Head coach Rod Marinelli was fired in the offseason 107 Marinelli was replaced by Jim Schwartz then defensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans 108 Schwartz ultimately revamped the entire Detroit offensive and defensive philosophies hiring Scott Linehan and Gunther Cunningham respectively 109 Detroit held the first pick in the 2009 NFL Draft and selected quarterback Matthew Stafford out of the University of Georgia 110 Stafford was named the team s starting quarterback out of training camp but he battled various injuries throughout the season Much of the 2008 Detroit roster was released by the new regime and the 2009 team was viewed as somewhat of a work in progress and eventually finished with a 2 14 record 111 Johnson finished the 2009 season with 67 receptions 984 yards and five touchdowns while missing two games 112 2010 season edit See also 2010 Detroit Lions seasonIn the season opener against the Chicago Bears Johnson caught a pass with 31 seconds left in regulation in the end zone for what looked like a game winning touchdown However referee Gene Steratore ruled the catch incomplete saying that Johnson had not maintained possession of the ball through the entire process of the catch The Lions lost the game by a score of 19 14 113 In Week 6 against the New York Giants he had five receptions for 146 yards and one receiving touchdown in the 28 20 loss 114 In Week 8 against the Washington Redskins he had nine receptions for 101 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in the 37 25 victory 115 In Week 10 against the Buffalo Bills he had ten receptions for 128 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 14 12 loss 116 The Bills game was the beginning of a four game streak for Johnson where he recorded a receiving touchdown In Week 15 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he had ten receptions for 152 receiving yards in the 23 20 victory 117 Johnson amassed 77 receptions for 1 120 yards and 12 touchdowns during the 2010 season 118 He was selected to the first Pro Bowl of his career 119 Following the 2010 season Johnson was the recipient of the Lions Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association Pro Football Writers Association Detroit Chapter Media Friendly Good Guy Award Johnson was ranked 27th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011 120 nbsp Calvin Johnson on January 1 2012 playing against the Green Bay Packers2011 season edit See also 2011 Detroit Lions season In 2011 Johnson had his second best statistical season of his NFL career reaching a then career high 1 681 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns 121 In Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys Johnson helped rally the Lions from a 24 point deficit to a 34 30 victory by catching two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter including a famous catch in which Johnson beat the Cowboys triple coverage in the end zone 122 This performance gave Johnson eight touchdown receptions through the first four games of the season and tied Cris Carter for most consecutive games with multiple touchdown receptions with four 122 In a Week 15 game against the Oakland Raiders Johnson had nine receptions for 214 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 28 27 victory 123 He joined Cloyce Box as the only players in franchise history to record at least 200 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the same game 124 Johnson and the Lions clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 1999 and the first time in Johnson s career after a 38 10 beating of the San Diego Chargers on Christmas Eve 125 In a Week 17 game against the Green Bay Packers Johnson had 11 receptions for a then career best 244 receiving yards in a 45 41 loss 126 Johnson finished the season with 96 receptions for a league leading 1 681 receiving yards and 16 receiving touchdowns 127 128 Johnson became the first Lion to lead the league in receiving yards since Pat Studstill in 1966 129 The Lions finished with a 10 6 record finished second in the NFC North and earned a playoff berth 130 Detroit found themselves on the road again in a 2012 NFC Wild Card game against the heavily favored New Orleans Saints in the playoffs Always tough to play against at the Superdome the Saints wore down the Detroit defense and New Orleans would go on to a win by a score of 45 28 In the game Johnson caught 12 passes for 211 receiving yards and two touchdowns breaking Detroit s playoff record of 150 receiving yards in a playoff game previously held by Brett Perriman and Leonard Thompson 131 132 Johnson was ranked third by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 133 2012 season edit See also 2012 Detroit Lions season On March 14 2012 Johnson signed an eight year extension worth US 132 million with the Detroit Lions with US 60 million guaranteed making Johnson the highest paid receiver in the league 134 Johnson beat out 42 other players and eliminated quarterback Cam Newton to win the Madden NFL 13 cover athlete on April 25 2012 on SportsNation 135 Johnson started off the season with six receptions for 111 yards in a 27 23 victory over the St Louis Rams 136 In Week 3 against the Tennessee Titans he had 10 receptions for 164 yards and a touchdown in the 44 41 loss 137 In Week 6 against the Philadelphia Eagles he had six receptions for 135 yards in the 26 23 victory 138 In the stretch from Week 9 to Week 14 he recorded five consecutive games with 125 receiving yards or more which tied the NFL record held by Pat Studstill in the 1966 season 139 140 In that stretch were performances of 207 yards and a touchdown in a 34 24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and 171 yards and a touchdown in a 35 33 loss to the Indianapolis Colts 141 142 In the Colts game Johnson was targeted a career high 20 times 142 On December 22 against the Atlanta Falcons Johnson broke Jerry Rice s single season receiving yards record of 1 848 yards 143 Johnson was also named a starter for the NFC in the Pro Bowl played in Honolulu Hawaii 144 Johnson finished with five receptions for 72 yards against the Chicago Bears in Week 17 missing out on 2 000 receiving yards by 36 145 Johnson finished the season leading the league in receptions 122 and receiving yards 1 964 146 147 Johnson became the only player in the Super Bowl era since 1967 to average 120 yards per game in a season when he averaged 122 8 yards per game in 2012 148 Johnson was ranked third by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013 149 2013 season edit See also 2013 Detroit Lions season After a slow start to the 2013 season in Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings Johnson had six receptions for 116 yards and two touchdowns in a 25 21 loss to the Arizona Cardinals 150 151 In the following game against the Washington Redskins he had seven receptions for 115 receiving yards and a touchdown in the 27 20 victory 152 In Week 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals he had nine receptions for 155 yards and two receiving touchdowns 153 On October 27 in a 31 30 win over the Dallas Cowboys Johnson caught a career high 14 of 16 passes thrown in his direction he finished the game with a career high 329 receiving yards and one touchdown 154 In addition to breaking the Lions franchise record of 302 receiving yards set by Cloyce Box on December 3 1950 it was the highest receiving yardage ever in a regulation length game and the second highest overall single game yardage in NFL history behind Flipper Anderson s 336 yard performance in a 1989 overtime win Anderson accumulated 40 of those yards in overtime 155 In this same game Johnson tied Lance Alworth for the most career games with at least 200 yards receiving with five 156 In Week 10 against the Chicago Bears Johnson had six receptions for 83 yards and two touchdown receptions 157 The second one gave him the Lions all time record for touchdown catches with 63 breaking the old mark previously held by Herman Moore 158 In the following game he had six receptions for 179 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 37 27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 11 159 Following the Steelers game he added two more 100 yard performances in Weeks 12 13 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers 160 161 Overall he finished the 2013 season with 84 receptions 1 492 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns in 14 games 162 Johnson was named to the 2014 Pro Bowl but an injury forced him to withdraw 163 Johnson was ranked second by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014 164 2014 season edit See also 2014 Detroit Lions season Johnson started the 2014 season off strong with seven receptions for 164 yards and two receiving touchdowns in a 35 14 victory over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football 165 Johnson suffered an ankle injury that kept him out of action after Week 5 166 He returned in Week 10 against the Miami Dolphins and had seven receptions for 113 yards and a touchdown in the 20 16 victory 167 On November 27 in the annual Thanksgiving Day game against the Chicago Bears Johnson became the fastest player to reach 10 000 receiving yards in NFL history at the time eclipsing the mark in the second quarter of his 115th game 168 Against the Bears he had 11 receptions for 146 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 34 17 victory 169 In the next game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he had eight receptions for 158 yards and a receiving touchdown in the 34 17 victory 170 He closed the season out with four receptions for 39 yards and two receiving touchdowns in a 30 20 loss to the Green Bay Packers 171 The Lions finished with a 11 5 record and earned a playoff spot in the Wild Card Round 172 In the 24 20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys he had five receptions for 85 receiving yards 173 Johnson was named to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl the most by any Lion since Barry Sanders was named to ten consecutive Pro Bowls 174 He finished the 2014 season with 71 receptions for 1 044 receiving yards and receiving eight touchdowns 175 Johnson and Golden Tate became the Lions first duo to reach 1 000 yards apiece in the same season since Roy Williams and Mike Furrey in 2006 176 177 Johnson was ranked sixth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015 178 2015 season edit See also 2015 Detroit Lions season Much like Week 1 in Chicago five years back in Week 4 at Seattle Johnson was involved in another controversial play This time late in the fourth quarter Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor punched the ball out of Johnson s hands while he was trying to score a late go ahead touchdown Linebacker K J Wright then batted the ball out of the end zone for a touchback The NFL later admitted the referees should have penalized Wright for illegal batting The Seahawks won the game by a score of 13 10 179 180 181 182 In Week 5 a 42 17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals Johnson caught his 671st career pass breaking Herman Moore s franchise record 183 184 In Week 6 Johnson caught six passes for 166 yards in an overtime 37 34 victory over the Chicago Bears This gave the Lions their first victory of the season after an 0 5 start 185 This was his fourth NFC Offensive Player of the Week nomination for his effort against the Bears 186 In Week 12 against the Philadelphia Eagles Johnson caught eight passes for 93 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the Lions to their third straight victory and lift their record to 4 7 187 In Week 8 against the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL International Series on November 1 Johnson became the fastest player to reach 11 000 receiving yards in NFL history in his 127th game 188 Johnson finished the season with 88 receptions for 1 214 yards 13 8 average and nine touchdowns reaching 1 000 yards receiving for the sixth consecutive year and seventh time in nine years 189 Johnson was named to the Pro Bowl for the sixth consecutive year but he declined to attend 190 His 1 214 yards in the 2015 season are the most ever in a player s final season in the NFL while his 88 receptions are the second most in a player s final season trailing Sterling Sharpe s 94 receptions in the 1994 season 191 62 Retirement edit On March 8 2016 Johnson announced his retirement from the NFL after nine seasons 148 192 His 11 619 receiving yards rank fourth in a player s first nine seasons trailing only Julio Jones 12 125 Torry Holt 11 864 and Jerry Rice 11 776 193 Since Johnson was drafted by the Lions with the second overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft no player had more receiving yards receiving touchdowns and 100 yard games 46 than Johnson through the 2015 season 194 195 His 5 137 receiving yards from 2011 to 2013 are the most by any player over a three year stretch in NFL history 62 196 On February 6 2021 Johnson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility 197 Despite spending his entire 9 year career with the Lions Johnson does not partake in any events or attend games being played by his former team He has stated this is because the Lions forced him to repay 1 6 million of his signing bonus for retiring early and not playing out his contract The Lions offered to pay Johnson 500 000 a year for three years to show up and speak at team events and donate an additional 100 000 to a charity of his choice but he did not accept the offer stating they need to figure out a way to do it and not have me work for it Because I already did the work for it He has said on multiple occasions that things between him and his former team will never be made right until then and has gone on to say that ownership views the team s players as pawns 198 More recently Johnson s stance has softened as he attended several Detroit Lions team practices during the 2023 season and the September 17th 2023 home game against the Seattle Seahawks NFL career statistics editLegendNFL recordLed the leagueBold Career highRegular season edit Year Team Games Receiving Rushing FumblesGP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost2007 DET 15 10 48 756 15 8 49 4 4 52 13 0 32T 1 1 02008 DET 16 16 78 1 331 17 1 96T 12 3 1 0 3 7 0 3 22009 DET 14 14 67 984 14 7 75T 5 7 73 10 4 19 0 3 22010 DET 15 15 77 1 120 14 5 87T 12 4 32 8 0 15 0 1 02011 DET 16 16 96 1 681 17 5 73T 16 1 11 11 0 11 0 1 12012 DET 16 16 122 1 964 16 1 53 5 3 32013 DET 14 14 84 1 492 17 8 87 12 1 12014 DET 13 13 71 1 077 15 2 67T 8 0 02015 DET 16 16 88 1 214 13 8 57 9 1 1Career 135 130 731 11 619 15 9 96T 83 19 167 8 8 32T 1 14 10Postseason edit Year Team Games Receiving Rushing FumblesGP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost2011 DET 1 1 12 211 17 6 42 2 0 02014 DET 1 1 5 85 17 0 28 0 0 0Career 2 2 17 296 17 4 42 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NFL honors edit 6x Pro Bowler 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3x First team All Pro 2011 2012 2013 4x NFC Offensive Player of the Week 2010 Week 8 2011 Week 15 2013 Week 8 2015 Week 6 199 2x NFC Offensive Player of the Month November 2012 October 2013 200 Pro Football Hall of Fame All 2010s Team 201 2007 NFL All Rookie TeamNFL records edit Most receiving yards in a single season 16 games 1 964 yards 2012 202 203 Seasons with 1 600 yards receiving 2 tied with Marvin Harrison Torry Holt Antonio Brown Julio Jones and Justin Jefferson 204 Most consecutive games with at least 100 receiving yards 8 tied with Adam Thielen 205 Most consecutive games with at least 10 receptions 4 202 Most 100 receiving yard games in a single season 11 tied with Michael Irvin 206 Most receiving yards in a five game span 861 yards 207 Most receiving yards in a six game span 962 yards 208 Most receiving yards in a single game in regulation 329 October 27 2013 against the Dallas Cowboys 209 Most games with at least 200 receiving yards 5 tied with Lance Alworth 209 Lions franchise records edit Most receiving touchdowns in a single season 16 2011 210 Most receiving touchdowns career 83 211 212 Most receiving yards career 11 619 211 Most receptions in a single game 14 October 27 2013 against the Dallas Cowboys tied with Herman Moore 211 Most receiving yards in a single game 329 October 27 2013 against the Dallas Cowboys 209 Most receptions career 731 211 Most seasons with 10 receiving touchdowns 4 210 Most career 70 yard receptions 8 213 Most games with multiple touchdowns in one half 12 213 Most receiving yards in a single game in regulation 329 October 27 2013 against the Dallas Cowboys 214 215 Most games with at least 100 receiving yards 46 216 Most games with at least 150 receiving yards 15 217 Most games with at least 200 receiving yards 5 209 Most games with at least 300 receiving yards 1 209 Most games with at least one receiving touchdown 64 218 Most games with at least two receiving touchdowns 17 219 Dancing with the Stars editOn August 30 2016 Johnson was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on season 23 of Dancing with the Stars 220 He was partnered with professional dancer Lindsay Arnold 221 He finished in third place to James Hinchcliffe and Laurie Hernandez 222 Week Dance Song Judges score ResultInaba Goodman Hough Tonioli1 Cha cha cha That s What I Like 7 7 7 7 No elimination2 Foxtrot As Days Go By 7 7 7 7 Safe3 Viennese Waltz It s a Woman s World 8 8 8 8 Safe Immunity 4 Charleston Bella Donna Twist 8 7 7 7 Safe5 Jazz Ain t No Mountain High Enough 8 8 8 8 No elimination6 Argentine Tango Hotel California 9 10 9 9 Last to be called safe7 Jive Good Golly Miss Molly Team Freestyle The Skye Boat Song 910 99 99 910 Safe8 Quickstep Dr Bones Jive Dance Off The Purple People Eater 10No 10Extra 10Points 10Awarded Safe9 Waltz Memory Team Up Dance Paso Doble No Good 99 99 1010 99 Safe10Semifinals Tango Seven Nation Army Trio Salsa Limbo 810 910 910 910 Last to be called safe11Finals Viennese Waltz I Am Your Man Freestyle Please Mr Postman amp I Want You Back Jive amp Quickstep Fusion Tutti Frutti 81010 91010 91010 91010 Third PlaceCannabis editSee also Cannabis and sports In February 2019 Johnson and his wife Brittney were granted preliminary approval to open a medical cannabis dispensary in Michigan 223 224 He has since proceeded with plans to launch several cannabis facilities across the state along with his business partner Rob Sims under the brand name Primitiv 225 226 In August 2019 Johnson was named to the board of directors of the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association 227 Also in August 2019 Johnson announced a partnership with Harvard University to study the effects of cannabis on chronic traumatic encephalopathy CTE and its benefits in managing pain 226 As part of the partnership Johnson and Sims announced a six figure donation to the International Phytomedicines and Medical Cannabis Institute at Harvard 228 In his Hall of Fame induction speech Johnson noted his work with Harvard and the potential for plant based medicines to provide an alternative to their destructive counterparts opioids 229 Personal life editJohnson founded The Calvin Johnson Jr Foundation Inc in 2008 230 The foundation s goals include dedication to education training and social development of at risk youth and providing financial aide to various community organizations 231 The Foundation hosts an annual camp called Catching Dreams which aims to 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