Calvin Johnson mentioned the possibility that he would retire after nine NFL seasons to one teammate early last fall, but he did so in such a nonchalant way that wide receiver Corey Fuller thought he was joking.
“First time I heard about it was about early in the season," Fuller said Thursday, when he joined Lions president Rod Wood and others during an appearance at Boysville gym to donate weight room equipment to the Detroit Police Athletic League. "It was actually, the way he said it was a joke like, 'Yeah, it might happen.' I’m like, 'Yeah, no it’s not.