Calvin Johnson heads into the sunset like other great players who toiled for the Detroit Lions.
Unsatisfied.
On the morning of his induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he still hasn’t committed to even mentioning the team he played for his entire career. The money he had to pay back upon his unexpected retirement remains a splinter in his eye, and he refuses to forgive and he refuses to forget.
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So instead of an unbridled celebration of a Lion being recognized as one of the greatest to ever play the game — and that does not happen often — we get a guy who gave his all to this franchise, but in the end, didn’t want to anymore.