There may be light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the feud between the Detroit Lions and Calvin Johnson. A rift between the two started when Johnson retired after the 2015 season and Rod Wood, new to the Lions’ team president job, requested he pay back a significant part of the signing bonus. While the Lions were legally inclined to ask for that money back, many teams operate treating that bonus as sacred and earned at the time of signing, regardless of how the rest of the contract plays out. Johnson didn’t appreciate the gesture, and has limited his contact with the Lions to basically nothing since.
Birkett: There’s a chance Lions, Calvin Johnson mend fences in next few months
