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Found December 19, 2012 on It's Always Sunny in Detroit: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Calvin Johnson,  Matthew Stafford
TEAMS: Detroit Lions
The unanimous answer to who is the greatest wide receiver in NFL history is Jerry Rice.  Rice was never the biggest (six-foot-two), strongest or fastest (4.71 40-yard dash) wide out, but his work ethic was second to none and he had no weaknesses.  He was the complete package.  If you ask anyone who is the best wide receiver in today’s game, the unanimous answer should be Calvin Johnson.  Like Rice, he has no weaknesses and defines “complete package.” While Calvin may never get Rice’s three Super Bowl rings, the individual records will be up for grabs.  Currently, Johnson is chasing Rice’s single-season yardage record.  Rice set the all-time mark at 1,848 yards in 1995.  Johnson sits at 1,667 needing to average 91 yards over the Lions final two games to beat it. Rice was all over ESPN today and while you would expect a classy guy like Rice is to be happy for Johnson, his reaction was pretty odd.  He said on NFL Live that he wants to hang on to the record. “The guy’s unstoppable. He’s a
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