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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Tigers agree to terms on five-year deal with Verlander

The Detroit Tigers today announced the club has agreed to terms on a five-year contract with righthanded pitcher Justin Verlander, keeping him in a Tigers uniform through the 2014 season.

Verlander posted a 19-9 record, 3.45 ERA (240.0IP/92ER) and 269 strikeouts in 35 starts for the Tigers in 2009 as he was selected to the American League's all-star squad for the second time in his career. He led the American League with 269 strikeouts, 240.0 innings pitched and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings last season, while he tied for the league lead with 19 wins and finished sixth with a 3.45 ERA.

"The Tigers organization is excited to announce the signing of Justin to a long-term contract today," Tigers President, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager David Dombrowski said. "Justin is one of the premier pitchers in baseball and we feel he will anchor our starting rotation for many years."

His 269 strikeouts for the Tigers in 2009 led all major league pitchers and he became the fourth pitcher in club history to lead the majors in strikeouts, joining Hal Newhouser (1944 and 1945), Virgil Trucks (1949) and Mickey Lolich (1971). Verlander's 269 strikeouts mark the fifth-highest single-season total in Tigers history.

In 132 starts during his major league career, Verlander has compiled a 65-43 record, 3.92 ERA (840.0IP/366ER) and 746 strikeouts. Tabbed the American League's Rookie of the Year in 2006, he is tops among all league pitchers with 739 strikeouts and tied for second with 65 wins since the start of that season.

Detroit's first-round selection in the 2004 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, Verlander fired the first no-hitter in Comerica Park history on June 12, 2007 versus Milwaukee. It marked the sixth no-hitter in Tigers history and the first since Jack Morris on April 7, 1984 against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park. It marked the first no-hitter by a Tigers pitcher in Detroit since Virgil Trucks on May 15, 1952 versus Washington at Briggs Stadium.
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The Detroit Tigers today announced the club has agreed to terms on a five-year contract with righthanded pitcher Justin Verlander, keeping him in a Tigers uniform through the 2014 season.

Verlander posted a 19-9 record, 3.45 ERA (240.0IP/92ER) and 269 strikeouts in 35 starts for the Tigers in 2009 as he was selected to the American League's all-star squad for the second time in his career. He led the American League with 269 strikeouts, 240.0 innings pitched and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings last season, while he tied for the league lead with 19 wins and finished sixth with a 3.45 ERA.

"The Tigers organization is excited to announce the signing of Justin to a long-term contract today," Tigers President, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager David Dombrowski said. "Justin is one of the premier pitchers in baseball and we feel he will anchor our starting rotation for many years."

His 269 strikeouts for the Tigers in 2009 led all major league pitchers and he became the fourth pitcher in club history to lead the majors in strikeouts, joining Hal Newhouser (1944 and 1945), Virgil Trucks (1949) and Mickey Lolich (1971). Verlander's 269 strikeouts mark the fifth-highest single-season total in Tigers history.

In 132 starts during his major league career, Verlander has compiled a 65-43 record, 3.92 ERA (840.0IP/366ER) and 746 strikeouts. Tabbed the American League's Rookie of the Year in 2006, he is tops among all league pitchers with 739 strikeouts and tied for second with 65 wins since the start of that season.

Detroit's first-round selection in the 2004 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, Verlander fired the first no-hitter in Comerica Park history on June 12, 2007 versus Milwaukee. It marked the sixth no-hitter in Tigers history and the first since Jack Morris on April 7, 1984 against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park. It marked the first no-hitter by a Tigers pitcher in Detroit since Virgil Trucks on May 15, 1952 versus Washington at Briggs Stadium.