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Calvin Johnson Research Paper

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Calvin Johnson has been the best wide receivers in the NFL in his whole career being 6’5” 240 he is the toughest receiver to cover and his stats prove it. As seen in the picture from CBS sports. In 2012 he had 1,964 yards which is the most ever in a season in the entire history of the NFL and with his stats not dropping that much a lot of people thought he still has a lot of time left to make an impact in his career. Except he announced a couple weeks ago saying that he was retiring at only age 30. Many people have there opinions on why he is retiring although he has not completely said why he is retiring. Granted, retiring at younger ages is becoming more popular in the NFL but there has never been a player of Calvin’s caliber to retire early. Many experts say that he is retiring just because of how much he got hit during his career, being the only good wide receiver in detroit for half of his career. Many of his teammates have spoken on …show more content…

In my opinion I feel that Calvin could still play maybe one more year. Just because he doesn't have an team wins like a super bowl although that probably won't happen with the Lions i feel that he should give him one last effort. When I interviewed my father and he said “ I respect Calvins decision because he's looking ahead in life because life isn't just about football” this is a good point because Johnson has been hurt every season he's played with just minor injuries keeping him out 2 or 3 games a season. To sum up Calvin Johnson is one of the greatest football players to ever play in the NFL along with Jerry Rice. Many people have their own feelings on Calvin's retirement from his teammates to random people in the world like my dad and I. In conclusion hopefully Johnson will come back for a couple more years or even one but if he doesn't he will still be one of the greatest of all time to play

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