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Lions 'never would have guessed' Calvin Johnson would do Dancing With the Stars

ALLEN PARK, Mich. – They were surprised. Some were shocked. TJ Jones, well, he refused to believe Calvin Johnson would actually be on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ until he actually sees him in a commercial or on the show.

This was the reaction from Johnson’s former teammates Tuesday, hours after it was announced on Good Morning America that the retired Detroit Lions receiver was going to be on the reality dancing show’s 23rd season with Ryan Lochte, Vanilla Ice, Maureen McCormick and others.

“To me, he’s not much of a dancer at all,” Jones said. “I’ve never seen him moving his shoulders, so for me, it’s like, ‘I’ll believe it when I see it.