ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Calvin Johnson and Matthew Stafford will wake up Wednesday morning with new football realities. For the first time, Johnson will be a retired player and Stafford will rise as the main face of the Detroit Lions franchise.
This is Day 1 of the post-Megatron Era, coinciding with the start of the new league year. What does this mean for Detroit?
1. This is Matthew Stafford’s team now. In case there was any question, Stafford is the lone star left for the Lions. Ezekiel Ansah and Darius Slay could get there at some point, and Golden Tate, Glover Quin and DeAndre Levy are nice pieces.