The Detroit Lions hired longtime New England Patriots’ Director of pro scouting Bob Quinn to be their new general manager in January of 2016. Two months later, one of the Lions’ top players, wide receiver Calvin Johnson, would up and retire at the age of 30.
Quinn was suddenly faced with the impossible task of trying to replace the production of a player who had posted 1,000+ receiving yards in each of the last six seasons, plus averaged nearly double-digit touchdown totals every single year.
Yet, the day after Megatron announced his retirement, Quinn and the Lions inked wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr.