Lions WR Calvin Johnson Considering Retirement At 30

Detroit Lions superstar WR Calvin Johnson is thinking about retirement at the age of 30...

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“Like many players at this stage of their career, I am currently evaluating options for my future,” Johnson said in the statement. I would expect to have a decision regarding this matter in the not-too-distant future.”

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After a long nine season in Detroit, numerous injuries and just putting it all out there game after game, he just sounds tired...

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“There has been some conversations about it, not asking me how it is,” said one former teammate who asked to remain anonymous because of the personal nature of his talks with Johnson. “But I think the guy’s beat up. I think he’s been through enough. And I think it’s just his time. He’s made the money, got the records, but whatever. I don’t know for sure if he’s going to do it. I don’t know if he’s going to get that itch to keep going. I really don’t know.”

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(TheBigLead)