ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions' wide receivers were in a meeting a month ago when the inevitable happened. They were watching film, picking up some of the routes they were expected to run this upcoming season, when he popped up on the screen.
He is Calvin Johnson, the now-retired star wide receiver for the Lions over the past decade. The past few months have been a transition for the franchise with Johnson’s retirement after nine seasons, the majority of which he was the No. 1 option for the Detroit offense and one of the top receivers in the NFL.