BIRMINGHAM, Mich. -- Calvin Johnson said no at first. He had just retired and gotten married. He had spent the past decade in the NFL spotlight and now, when he wanted to move on to the next thing, reality television was not going to be it.
Besides, Johnson knew he couldn't dance. When people from "Dancing with the Stars" first approached him about joining their show last season, he talked with his mom, Dr. Arica Johnson, and said, "I'm not dancing. I don't dance."
The most Calvin knew was 90 seconds of a waltz he performed with his wife, Brittney, at their wedding last June.