INDIANAPOLIS — Jake Moody grabbed his coat and hopped in his car as soon as he got the text.
Calvin Johnson and Matt Prater were at a pizza place in Northville, and when Moody, a kicker at Northville High at the time, heard the news, he raced out the door hoping to meet one of his favorite Detroit Lions of all-time.
Johnson was one of the biggest stars in the NFL, set to go down as the greatest receiver in Lions history. But when Moody showed up at Mother's Pizza that day, he made a beeline for Prater, told him he was weighing a scholarship offer to Michigan and gushed that he was a huge fan.