Calvin Johnson, who retired from the NFL early because his body was starting to break down, says many players are choosing to do whatever it takes to stay on the field.
That includes taking painkillers.
"I guess my first half of my career before they really, you know, before they were like started looking over the whole industry, or the whole NFL, the doctors, the team doctors and trainers they were giving them out like candy, you know?" Johnson said in an interview with ESPN's Michael Smith for E:60 that debuts Thursday at 10 p.