CALVIN JOHNSON RUMORS
Megatron broke record with injuries
Calvin Johnson is downplaying whatever was wrong with his fingers last year.
And with good reason, perhaps - he was still healthy enough to catch 122 passes for an NFL-record 1,964 yards last season.
Johnson met with reporters Monday and was coy when asked how badly his fingers were hurt. Were they broken?
''I had a couple injuries to them, yeah,'' Johnson said...
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Lions WR Johnson confirms he had injured fingers
Calvin Johnson is downplaying whatever was wrong with his fingers last year.
Johnson caught 122 passes for an NFL-record 1,964 yards last season, putting up incredible numbers despite the fact that the rest of the offense was inconsistent. The Lions went 4-12, but after signing Reggie Bush in the offseason, they hope Johnson will have a little more help this year.
Johnson met with...
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Report: Calvin Johnson Didn’t Actually Break His Fingers
It was reported earlier today that Detroit Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson had confirmed that he played with three broken fingers last season. But that turns out not to be true, per ProFootballTalk.com. Photo Credit: Gavin Smith/DetroitLions.com PFT’s story disputes a report from the Detroit News, which includes a Q-and-A with the 6-5, 236-pound wide out that contains no...
Rather than undergoing surgery on up to three broken fingers, Detroit Lions superstar Calvin Johnson is ‘trying to straighten them out’
Battling knee issues and playing with up to three broken fingers, Detroit Lions superstar Calvin Johnson still managed to trump Jerry Rice‘s single-season record for receiving yards with 1,964 last season. Refusing to undergo surgery, the 27-year-old Johnson has been “trying to straighten (his fingers) out.” Catching 488 balls for 7,836 yards and 55 touchdowns since debuting...
Calvin Johnson talks broken fingers and Titus Young
Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson confirmed Monday that he broke the NFL single-season record with 1,964 receiving yards last year despite playing much of the season with broken fingers.
Trying to straighten them things out, Johnson said of the crooked fingers on his left hand.
Johnson said he wasnt certain exactly when he suffered the injury. It was never reported by the Lions...
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Report: Calvin Johnson Did Not Play with Broken Fingers Last Season
Early Monday morning, the Detroit New’ Chris McCosky wrote an article with quotes from Lions WR Calvin Johnson, who mentioned to McCosky he played in last year’s record-setting season with as many as three broken fingers.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio has since published an article disputing that Johnson did not break any fingers last year, according to a source with knowledge...
Calvin Johnson played with broken fingers in 2012
In 2012, Calvin Johnson turned in an absolutely historic campaign, breaking former great Jerry Rice's single-season receiving yards record.
Scarily enough, he wasn't even at full strength.
According to the Detroit News, the Lions' All-World receiver confirmed that he played through broken fingers last season.
"Yeah, I had a couple of things here and there,"...
Calvin Johnson played 2012 with broken fingers
credit: Getty Images Lions receiver Calvin Johnson set a record with 1,964 yards receiving last season. He did so with broken fingers. Johnson confirmed to Chris McCosky of the Detroit News that he had broken fingers in addition to his knee issues last season. What is not know is how many fingers were broken. Rumors in February placed the number as high as three. The news makes Johnson’s...
Calvin Johnson broke Rice’s receiving record despite broken fingers in 2012
After setting the single-season record for reception yards, Detroit Lions superstar Calvin Johnson told reporters that he was playing with broken fingers.
Calvin Johnson confirms he played with broken fingers in 2012
We reported back in February that Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson may have played with broken fingers in 2012.
Johnson confirmed with Chris McCosky that he indeed played in 2012 while his fingers were broken.
Calvin Johnson confirmed that he played with broken fingers last season. Said he’s been trying to straighten them out. No offseason surgery
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