Calvin Johnson

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Pro

2009: Led team with 67 catches for 984 yards (14.7 avg.) and four touchdowns, also had seven rushes for 73 yards (10.4 avg.).

2008: Named Pro Bowl alternate. Led team in receptions (78), receiving yards (1,331), touchdowns (12) and yards per catch (17.1). Johnson is now second all-time amongst Lions leaders for the most receiving yards in their first or second year and second in receiving average with 60+ receptions. He is fifth in the NFL in receiving yards (1,331), tied for first in receiving touchdowns (12), sixth in yards per reception (17.1) among receivers with 45 receptions, tied for second in 20+-yard receptions (21) and tied for second in 40+-yard receptions (7) and first in 25+-yard touchdown receptions (6).
2007: Rookie Year.  Registered 48 receptions for 756 yards (15.8 avg.) and four touchdowns.

College

As a senior, tied for second in the nation with a 15 touchdown catches, a Georgia Tech record, and only two players in ACC history have caught more (Clarkston Hines, Duke with 17 in 1989 and Torry Holt, NC State with 16 in 1997). Caught 15 of Tech's 25 touchdown passes.
In 2005, First-team all-America by the American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA), the 48th first-team all-America in school history. Also earned second-team all-America honors from Associated Press and Walter Camp, as well as first-team accolades from Rivals.com. The first Tech receiver to earn all-America recognition of any kind since Billy Martin in 1963.
Semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver as a sophomore.
Named first-team all-ACC, just the second true freshman in school history, and the 11th in league history, to earn first-team all-ACC honors.
First-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News and Rivals.com.

High School
First-team all-state selection (Class AAAA) by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and was Tabbed to the AJC's preseason Super 11.
Caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior.
Added 34 receptions for 646 yards and 10 scores as a junior for two-year totals of 80 catches, 1,479 yards and 18 TDs.

Coached by Rodney Walker at Sandy Creek High.
Full name is Calvin Johnson and was born September 25, 1985.
Parents are Calvin and Arica Johnson.
Majored in Building Construction.
 
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2010 Lions Season Schedule PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 20 May 2010 09:48
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Lions open 2010 season at Chicago; Home opener at Ford Field set for September 19 vs. Philadelphia

Allen Park, Mich. - The Detroit Lions announced their 2010 preseason and regular season schedule today. The Lions will kick off the regular season on the road at the Chicago Bears Sunday, September 12. Kickoff for the opener is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. Detroit returns to Ford Field in Week 2 to open the team's 2010 home schedule against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, September 19. Kickoff for the home opener is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.

The schedule features the Lions 71st Thanksgiving Day Classic Thursday, November 25 at 12:30 p.m. ET vs. the New England Patriots.

The Lions are scheduled for their Bye Week during Week 7 (Sunday, October 24) of the NFL season.

This season marks the ninth year since the NFL realigned the AFC and NFC into four divisions in each conference, and it continues the second rotation of the interconference and intraconference format which first began in 2002.

NFC NORTH OPPONENTS
Detroit will end the season with their last three home games against NFC North opponents at Ford Field. The Lions host the Chicago Bears Sunday, December 5 at 1 p.m. ET, the Green Bay Packers Sunday, December 12 at 1 p.m. ET and the Minnesota Vikings in the season finale Sunday, January 2 at 1 p.m. ET. Three of their last five games will be at home against NFC North foes.

* Three out of the team's first four games of the season are road games against NFC North rivals. Road NFC North battles include games at Chicago in the regular season opener, at Minnesota Sunday, September 26 at 1 p.m. ET and at Green Bay Sunday, October 3 at 1 p.m. ET.
¢ Detroit's trip to Chicago marks the fourth-straight year the Lions open the regular season on the road.

AFC EAST OPPONENTS
The Lions will face teams from the AFC East that will include home games against New England on Thanksgiving and vs. the New York Jets Sunday, November 7 at 1 p.m. ET.

* Both New England and New York will be making their second visits to Ford Field and their first since 2002, Ford Field's inaugural season.
* Lions' road games against AFC East opponents include match-ups at the Buffalo Bills Sunday, November 14 at 1 p.m. ET and at the Miami Dolphins Sunday, December 26 at 1 p.m. ET. Detroit's road game at Miami serves as the Lions' final road game of the 2010 regular season.

NFC OPPONENTS
Along with their series against NFC North division rivals, the Lions other home games against NFC opponents include the home opener vs. Philadelphia, as well as home games vs. the St. Louis Rams Sunday, October 10 at 1 p.m. ET and the Washington Redskins Sunday, October 31 at 1 p.m.

* Road contests against other NFC opponents include games at the New York Giants Sunday, October 17 at 1 p.m. ET and at the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, November 21 at 1 p.m. ET.
* The Lions will make their first ever trips to Cowboys Stadium (opened in 2009) and the New Giants Stadium (opening in 2010).

DETROIT LIONS 71ST THANKSGIVING DAY CLASSIC
Lions host New England on Thanksgiving for third time since 2000
The Detroit Lions 71st Thanksgiving Day Classic will feature the Lions hosting the New England Patriots Thursday, November 25 at 12:30 p.m. ET. The Lions' Thanksgiving Day game at Ford Field will air live nationally on CBS.

* This year's game between the Lions and the Patriots is the third meeting between the teams since 2000 (third overall) on Thanksgiving. In the past 10 years, New England is the Lions second-most-common opponent on Thanksgiving behind Green Bay, which the Lions have hosted four times during that span.
¢ The Thanksgiving Day Lions-Patriots series is tied at 1-1. The Lions claimed victory in the first Thanksgiving Day meeting between the clubs with a 34-9 win in 2000 at the Pontiac Silverdome. In 2002, the Patriots returned to Detroit on Thanksgiving and captured a 20-12 victory over the Lions at Ford Field.

2010 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Lions first two preseason games on road; Final two preseason games at Ford Field
The Detroit Lions 2010 Preseason Schedule includes road games at Pittsburgh and Denver in the first two weeks of preseason action and home games vs. Cleveland and Buffalo to close out the preseason. This year's preseason schedule marks the first time since 2002 that the Lions have opened with two games on the road.

* In the 2010 preseason opener, Detroit travels to Pittsburgh (Preseason Week 1: Saturday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET). The road trip marks the first time since 2005 that the Lions have opened the preseason on the road. The last time the Lions played at Pittsburgh in the preseason was in 2001. Overall, Detroit holds a 10-7 record against the Steelers in preseason games.
* The Lions take to the road again the following week (Preseason Week 2: August 21 at 9 p.m. ET) when the team travels to Denver to face the Broncos. The last time the Lions played at Denver in the preseason was 1967. Detroit and Denver are tied 2-2 in the preseason series.
* In Preseason Week 3 (August 28 at 5:30 p.m. ET), the Lions return home for their first game at Ford Field when they host the Cleveland Browns. The Lions and Browns have faced off 40 previous times in the preseason and Detroit owns a 21-18-1 lead in the preseason series.
* Detroit closes out the 2010 Preseason when they host the Buffalo Bills in Preseason Week 4 (September 2 at 7 p.m. ET). This year marks the 29th meeting between the Lions and Bills in the preseason, and they have squared off in the preseason each year since 2002. Detroit leads the series 16-11-1. The Lions play at Buffalo during the regular season.

2010 LIONS SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets for 2010 are now on sale

* 2010 Detroit Lions season tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling 313.262.2010 or visiting the team's website, Detroitlions.com. In February, the team announced that a significant portion - approximately 19,000 seats - will cost less than they did last season and that pricing on all other season tickets will remain the same.
¢ Depending on seat location, season ticket holders will realize a savings of $10-40 per ticket compared to the cost of single game ticket which won't be on sale until August. That's a savings of between $100-400 per season ticket.
Included in the 19,000 reduced season tickets are approximately 16,000 seats in the lower and upper levels and approximately 3,000 club seats.
Price reductions also include over 13,000 season tickets in the 100- and 200-level sections. More than 8,500 season tickets located in the 100 level (lower seating level) and over 4,500 season tickets in the 200 level (upper seating level) have been reduced by $8 per game for a total savings of $80 per season ticket.
Approximately 1,900 season tickets in the 300-level (upper seating level) have been reduced from $50 to $40 per game, a savings of $100 per season ticket, and another approximately 1,000 season tickets in the 300-level have been reduced from $68 to $54 per game, a savings of $140 per season ticket.
 
Lions Free Agents PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 25 January 2010 19:28
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LIONS SIGN NINE FREE AGENTS

Allen Park, Mich.- The Detroit Lions announced today that they signed nine free agents for the 2010 season. Terms of their contracts were not disclosed.

Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown
Garvin, Michael Ray WR 5-8 182 23 9/29/86 1 Florida St. Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Gronkowski, Dan TE 6-5 260 24 1/21/85 1 Maryland Amherst, N.Y.
Heckendorf, Kole WR 6-2 191 24 11/20/85 1 North Dakota St. Mosinee, Wisc.
Hefney, Jonathan DB 5-9 190 24 2/27/85 1 Tennessee Rock Hill, S.C.
Henderson, Robert DE 6-3 278 26 11/9/83 2 Southern Miss. Ponchatoula, La.
Pratt, Paul DB 5-10 185 24 5/1/85 1 Nevada-Reno Woodland Hills, Calif.
Quarterman, Kurt G 6-5 348 26 10/5/83 3 Louisville Albany, Ga.
Taylor, Terrence DT 6-0 319 23 5/14/86 1 Michigan Muskegon, Mich.
Word-Daniels, Jahi DB 6-0 194 23 11/19/86 1 Georgia Tech Hoover, Ala.
 
Lions Hire Danny Crossman as Special Teams Coordinator PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 25 January 2010 19:10
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Allen Park, Mich.—The Detroit Lions announced today that they have hired Danny Crossman as special teams coordinator. Terms of his contract were not disclosed.

“We are pleased to add Danny (Crossman) to our coaching staff,” said Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz. “He brings a wealth of both college and NFL coaching experience that undoubtedly will have a positive impact on our special teams play. I’ve known Danny for a long time, and I’ve always had tremendous respect for his special teams units.”

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
DANNY CROSSMAN
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR
Years with Lions: 1
Years in NFL: 8
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