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Calvin Johnson: Detroit Lions 'wanted me to change my story' about suffering concussions

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Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez settle trivia, and discuss the possibility of Lions trading for Jalen Ramsey and what it would take, Sept. 18, 2019. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press

Two former Detroit Lions publicly criticized the team Friday for the way it handled concussions under former coaches Jim Caldwell and Jim Schwartz.

Wide receiver Calvin Johnson said in a Sports Illustrated interview that the Lions "wanted me to change my story" about suffering a concussion in a 2012 game against the Minnesota Vikings.