Brings a rare and elite mix of size, speed, agility, and hands. Overpowering physically and runs like a tailback: exceedingly smooth in the open field. Regularly makes highlight-reel plays. Breaks tackles. A hard worker and a clutch perfomer.
Flaws:
Can be a bit streaky game-to-game and needs to show he can be focused 100 percent of the time; has some ball security issues. Sometimes struggles against physical coverage and double-teams.
Career Potential:
Pro Bowl wideout.
Career Honors & Awards
League
Honor
Description
NFL
Named to play in Pro Bowl
2012 (did not play - injured), 2011 (did not play - injured), 2010
NCAA
Fred Biletnikoff Award
2006
Movements & Injuries
2012
3/14/2012
Signed by the Detroit Lions to a seven-year contract extension.
2007
8/03/2007
Signed by the Detroit Lions to a six-year contract.
Career Transactions
2007
4/28/2007
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (2nd Overall) in 2007.
Player News
Megatron restructures deal with Lions | 03/18/2013 6:11 PM
News
Calvin Johnson restructured his contract, creating nearly $3.5 million in 2013 cap space.
Yahoo! Sports
Impact
Johnson converted $4.285 million of his $5 million base salary into a "signing bonus," lowering his 2013 cap number from $12.201 million to $8.773 million.
Calvin Johnson played with broken fingers | 02/21/2013 12:39 PM
News
According to beat writer Chris McCosky, Calvin Johnson "apparently" has three broken fingers on one hand.
Chris McCosky on Twitter
Impact
It sounds much worse than it is. Johnson played with two broken fingers for much of last year and we all remember the Dez Bryant saga. Johnson is fully expected to be ready for the entire offseason program. He's played in 93 of 96 possible NFL games.
Calvin Johnson destroys pass-stacked defenses | 02/14/2013 12:17 PM
News
Calvin Johnson recorded 91 of his 122 receptions, 1,428 of his 1,964 yards, and all five of his 2012 touchdowns against defenses that played six or fewer defenders in the box.
ESPN.com
Impact
While the statistics strongly hint at Detroit's lack of a viable run game, it also confirms Megatron's dominance versus "pass-stacked defenses." He beats double and triple teams on the regular. Still just 27 years old, Johnson has led the NFL in receiving yards and all wide receivers in fantasy points in back-to-back seasons. A better running game could actually make him more efficient.
Knee surgery a possibility for Megatron | 01/03/2013 7:28 PM
News
Calvin Johnson will have to be re-examined to determine if the knee injury that bothered him all season will require surgery.
Oakland Press
Impact
It would likely be just a cleanup procedure if Johnson goes under the knife. GM Martin Mayhew heaped praise on Megatron for battling a litany of injuries while breaking Jerry Rice's single-season record. "We get an injury report that has a line for every injury, one week he had four lines, four different things going on," Mayhew said. "He had a phenomenal season for him to play the way he played (while injured)."
