Calvin Johnson: A Career Retrospective

The date was April 28, 2007. The Detroit Lions headed into the NFL Draft with the second overall pick in tow after a horrible 3-13 Finish the previous season.

Everybody wonder aloud who the Lions would take? Or more likely, how would Matt Millen screw this up? Initial rumors that flew around had the Lions trading up for JaMarcus Russell or even trading back for more picks. You couldn’t rule anything out in 2007. Millen had Ike Alama-Francis in his heart coming into this draft. It’s a wonder how that wasn’t the Lions second pick. Nevertheless the day came and Russell was selected by the Raiders first. Fans clamored on the edge of their seats hoping the Lions would do the same thing they had…