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| November 21, 2008 Calvin Johnson fully practiced Friday after being limited Wednesday while nursing a quad ailment, according to the Lions' official website. |
| November 20, 2008 Calvin Johnson returned to practice Thursday after sitting out yesterday while nursing a quad ailment, according to MLive.com. |
| November 19, 2008 Calvin Johnson sat out Wednesday's practice while nursing a quad ailment, according to MLive.com. |
| November 18, 2008 Calvin Johnson could be limited in practice this week while nursing a quad ailment, according to the Detroit News. |
| November 17, 2008 Lions wideout Calvin Johnson suffered a minor quad injury in the team's loss to the Panthers, according to the Detroit Free-Press. |
| November 16, 2008 Wide receiver Calvin Johnson caught six passes for 65 yards and a touchdown in the Week 11 loss to the Panthers. He has scored in five of the last six games. |
| November 4, 2008 Calvin Johnson has scored a touchdown in four straight games, tying the Lions' franchise mark with Germane Crowell (1999), according to MLive.com. |
| November 2, 2008 Calvin Johnson was productive in Sunday's 27-23 loss to the Bears, as he hauled in eight receptions for 94 yards and a touchdown. |
| October 27, 2008 The Lions tried to get Calvin Johnson the ball more in Sunday's loss to Washington, according to the Detroit Free Press. He caught four passes for 57 yards and a touchdown and coach Rod Marinelli said, "We were very conscious trying to move him around and get him away from certain coverages. We did some things with him, hopefully to try to get him the ball and try to create some matchups for him." |
| October 26, 2008 Wide receiver Calvin Johnson posted four receptions for 57 yards and a touchdown in the Week 8 loss to Washington. |
| October 20, 2008 Calvin Johnson racked up 154 receiving yards Sunday against the Texans, despite only being targeted four times, according to the Detroit Free Press. He gained most of his yardage on two long receptions, one covering 58 yards on a hail mary, and the other going 96 yards for a touchdown. |
| October 19, 2008 Lions receiver Calvin Johnson had a big day despite the loss. Johnson caught only two passes but they were for 154 yards and a touchdown. |
| October 17, 2008 Calvin Johnson participated fully at practice on Friday and will play in Week 7 after missing some time this week due to a concussion, according to The Detroit Free Press. |
| October 16, 2008 Calvin Johnson returned to practice on Thursday after sitting out on Wednesday due to a concussion, according to the Lions' website. |
| October 16, 2008 Calvin Johnson did not practice on Wednesday due to a concussion but is expected to play in Week 7, according to MLive.com. |
| October 12, 2008 Wide receiver Calvin Johnson missed the end of the Week 6 game against the Vikings after taking a shot to the head. He tells MLive.com, "I'll be all right." Head coach Rod Marinelli says Johnson had blurred vision after the hit. |
| October 12, 2008 Wide receiver Calvin Johnson caught four passes for 85 yards and a touchdown in the Week 6 loss to Minnesota. |
| October 12, 2008 Calvin Johnson exited the game against Minnesota in the fourth quarter with a head injury. |
| October 12, 2008 Wide receiver Calvin Johnson (knee), who is listed as questionable on the official injury report, will be active and is expected to start against Minnesota, according to NFL.com. |
| October 10, 2008 Calvin Johnson is questionable for Week 6 with a knee ailment, according to the Star Tribune. |
| October 10, 2008 Despite the fact that Lions wideout Calvin Johnson had 16 receiving yards on two catches last week, Detroit offensive coordinator Jim Colletto has no plans on trying to get him the ball more, according to the Detroit Free-Press. "We're going to go and throw the ball and call the plays, and however it plays out, it plays out. There are certain kinds of routes where we try to get it to Calvin and certain kinds of routes where we try to get it to Roy. But just in the course of the game, I'll be honest with you, I don't ever think of those in those terms," Colletto said. |
| October 3, 2008 The Detroit Lions may open up their offense in an attempt to put more points on the board, according to the Detroit News. "We've just got to get on top a little bit quicker, do something sooner. We can't play the run-run-pass, run-run-pass," said Lions offensive coordinator Jim Colletto. |
| September 14, 2008 Calvin Johnson had an impressive performance against the Packers, catching six balls for 129 yards and a pair of scores. |
| September 7, 2008 Wide receiver Calvin Johnson posted seven receptions for 107 yards in the opening game loss to the Falcons. |
| August 26, 2008 Calvin Johnson may sit out Thursday's preseason game against the Bills, according to MLive.com. |
| August 18, 2008 Calvin Johnson had another strong outing in the preseason, as he hauled in three passes for 76 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's win over Cincinnati, according to MLive.com. Jon Kitna said, "He's a freak of nature." On the first play of the game, Kitna threw a bomb up the left sideline to Johnson for a 40-yard gain. |
| August 13, 2008 It is not unexpected, but Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson is making a great showing in training camp so far, according to ESPN.com. The report details how impressive the size and speed of Johnson is after an offseason of working out. |
| August 11, 2008 Calvin Johnson didn't practice Sunday due to a minor leg bruise, but he returned Monday, according to the Detroit Free Press. |
| August 8, 2008 Calvin Johnson has seemingly put his back injury from 2007 behind him, as he hauled in four receptions for 78 yards (all in the first quarter) in the Lions' preseason opener Thursday against the Giants, according to MLive.com. |
| May 29, 2008 Many Detroit insiders feel that the second-year receiver Calvin Johnson is in a good position to break out in 2008, according to Pro Football Weekly. They say his demeanor in practice is more professional and focused, and that he will be featured prominently in the new design of the offense. |
| May 28, 2008 It's early and the Detroit Lions are wearing shorts, but wide receiver Calvin Johnson is already standing out in the team's workouts, according to the Sporting News. Johnson is returning from an injury-marred rookie season and is flashing some of his amazing skills. He is so fast, smooth and big that it's almost impossible to cover him downfield one-on-one. |
| April 20, 2008 Calvin Johnson noted that he needed Vicodin to aid his deep bone bruise in his lower back sustained early last season, according to MLive.com. He said, "I was on meds the rest of the season. I was taking Vicodin twice a game just to get through the game. I stayed hurt the whole season, probably because I was trying to come back too soon. But I'm not going to be the kind of guy who's going to say, 'I can't do this or this because I'm hurt." He never recovered to full strength during the season and added, "I had almost 800 yards last year and I'm not saying I could double that, but I can put up 1,200 yards. I did that in college in 14 games. I expect the highest out of myself, and I put big numbers in front of myself as goals. I'll get 1,000 yards, no doubt." |
| April 10, 2008 Calvin Johnson can still feel the back injury that he sustained as a rookie last season, according to the Detroit News. Johnson stated, "I still feel it, but I can do everything I need to do on the field. I know it's there but it doesn't hurt. That's what really stopped me. That's really why I couldn't run. It bothered me the whole season. I'd take a little something every week just to get through the game. When you try to push off the ball and stuff, it hurts." He also expects to make a bigger impact this season, as he stated, "Last year, I'd say I could have done twice as good. If the top is 10, I'd say I was a five last year. I expect a 10 this year." Sounds like Johnson will be good to go heading into his second pro season in 2008, and his fantasy stock will continue to rise. |
| April 3, 2008 Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson looks good after being bothered by a back injury most of his rookie season, according to USA Today. "It's kind of funny watching him run the conditioning with everybody," quarterback Jon Kitna said, "because he's beating everybody by a pretty good margin and it doesn't even look like he's running very hard." Johnson, who underachieved during his rookie campaign, missed one game and was limited in several others by the back injury. However, he did post four or more receptions in four of the final six games of the 2007 season. |
| February 22, 2008 Former Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz said that the back injury Calvin Johnson had last season was far worse than originally believed and that the offensive system didn't stymie the rookie's production, according to Mlive.com. "Not at all, just the opposite in fact. He did a great job in preparation," Martz said. "Calvin got hurt in that (Week 3) Philadelphia game and he never recovered the rest of the year. He was never 100 percent the rest of the year. In fact, there were games he really struggled to play and maybe shouldn't have played, I don't know. It was important to him to play and you've got to give him credit. He fought through it pretty good." It'll be very interesting to see how he performs in his second NFL season and with a new coordinator. As it was, he pulled in 48 catches for 756 yards and four TDs as a rook. Martz also said that leaving the Lions was only technically a mutual decision: "When they fired me, then it became mutual -- I agreed that I should probably go. That's how it became mutual." |