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Draftniks already can't stop discussing the 2027 NFL Draft, which is set to be held in Washington, D.C., in late April. And who is drawing the most attention?

Early 2027 mock drafts already hinting at surprise early in Round 1

Round 1 of the 2027 NFL Draft projected to be top-heavy with QBs

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The '2024-25 NFL TD catch leaders' quiz

Seattle Seahawks News / Yardbarker / November 23

How Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba could make more history after shattering franchise record vs. Titans

Breaking the Seattle Seahawks' record for receiving yards in a season was quick work for third-year wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

Jahmyr Gibbs's career day leads Lions to comeback win vs. Giants

Steelers' T.J. Watt breaks a family sack record in Week 12

Steelers are a mess and it's a poor reflection on coaching staff, front office

The most lopsided blowouts in NFL history

The 'Last 1,000-yard receiver by NFL team' quiz

Detroit Lions News / Larry Brown Sports / July 15, 2024

Lions make big announcement about Calvin Johnson

Johnson played his entire NFL career in Detroit from 2007-2015.

The 25 greatest NFL players who never won a Super Bowl ring

The 'Super Bowl starting QBs' quiz

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The '100-receiving-yard playoff debuts' quiz

How many of the NFL players with at least 100 receiving yards in their first-career postseason game can you name in eight minutes?

The 'NFL QB playoff debut-winners' quiz

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The ''Madden' cover athletes' quiz

Pittsburgh Steelers News / Yardbarker / June 17, 2024

Steeler named one of 'biggest threats' to break NFL receiving record

Steeler named one of 'biggest threats' to break NFL single-season receiving record

Calvin Johnson set the record for the most receiving yards in a season in 2012 (1,964).

Steelers star floats idea of playing for rival team amid contract negotiation

The worst NFL teams from the 2010s

The 'Most career NFL passing yards' quiz

NFL News / Yardbarker

Ranking the NFL's backup quarterbacks for the 2026 season

A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / June 11, 2024

Calvin Johnson expects someone to break his receiving record soon

For a receiver to break Johnson’s record, they’d need to average 115.5 receiving yards per game without missing any time due to injury.

Lions' Dan Campbell sends warning to rest of NFL

Jared Goff compares successes with Rams to Lions tenure

Forecasting a potentially surprising cut for every NFC team

The most eye-popping performances in NFL combine history

The 'Most receiving yards in a season' quiz

Detroit Lions News / NFL Analysis Network / May 14, 2024

Lions legend doesn’t hold back on Detroit’s organization

Last season, the Lions ended up going 12-5 and winning their first division title since 1993.

Terrion Arnold honors his mother in a unique way

Lions sell out season-ticket packages despite price increases

Extension makes Lions QB Jared Goff one of NFL's highest-paid players

The 25 best NFL play-by-play broadcasters

The 'QBs and coaches from the 1991 NFL playoff teams' quiz

Detroit Lions News / Larry Brown Sports / February 7, 2024

Hall of Famer admits he played games while high

Calvin Johnson dominated defensive backs right through the final season of his NFL career, and he even did so while not sober in some instances.

Detroit Lions News / Larry Brown Sports / December 25, 2023

Calvin Johnson sends interestingly-timed message to Lions

Calvin Johnson was apparently waiting all this time for the right moment.

Watch: Lions seal first division title since 1993 with clutch interception

Jared Goff has emotional response to Lions’ NFC North title

NFL Week 16 winners: Lions are division champs, Dolphins earn statement win

The worst NFL teams from the past 50 years

The 'Most receiving touchdowns as a rookie' quiz

NFL News / Yardbarker / September 14, 2023

Moss says he, fellow HOF WR, could unretire and break records

Randy Moss says he, Calvin Johnson could unretire and break NFL records

Although Moss hasn’t played since 2012 and Johnson since 2015, Moss believes with the way the game is structured today, both could come out of retirement and break the NFL record for single-season receiving yards.

The best players who never won a Super Bowl

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / June 10, 2023

Hall of Famer willing to mentor young Lions WR

Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions are working to mend their relationship, and a lot of progress seems to have been made on that front.

Detroit Lions Pro Football Hall of Fame watch

Lions second-year defensive players poised to make a jump this season

Detroit Lions minicamp recap

The best players who never won a Super Bowl

The 'Most touchdowns in a season for every NFL team' quiz

NFL News / Yardbarker

25 NFL players who could retire after the 2026 season

NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / May 24, 2023

Lions appear to have patched things up with Calvin Johnson

Johnson’s relationship with the Lions was strained when the team made him pay back $1.6 million of his signing bonus after retiring in March 2016.

Lions signing former first-round pick

Lions ink first-round LB to rookie deal

Lions RB explains why playing for the Bears 'sucked the fun' out of football

The best players who never won a Super Bowl

The 'Most touchdowns in a season for every NFL team' quiz

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / February 22, 2023

Johnson encouraged by Lions personally reaching out to him

Calvin Johnson encouraged by Lions exec personally reaching out to him

It’s no secret Johnson and the Lions have had a strained relationship since the former All-Pro receiver retired in 2015.

Three reasons to be optimistic about the Lions

Star Rams CB Jalen Ramsey addresses Lions WR's Motor City pitch

NFL writer floats wild Lamar Jackson-to-Lions trade

The best players who never won a Super Bowl

The 'Most touchdowns in a season for every NFL team' quiz

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The 'Multiple 30/30 MLB seasons' quiz

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The '4K-yard, 30-TD NFL seasons' quiz

The 'NFL 100-touchdown club' quiz

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / February 2, 2023

Fractured relationship between Lions and franchise legend is 'trending up'

Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson said his relationship with the Detroit Lions is "trending up" eight years after he abruptly retired from the NFL.

The best players who never won a Super Bowl

The 'Most touchdowns in a season for every NFL team' quiz

Lions LB Alex Anzalone discusses future with team

Aaron Glenn gets second HC interview with Colts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / Yardbarker / February 1, 2023

Six former NFL players started, ended careers and made Hall of Fame during Tom Brady's career

Tom Brady announced his retirement (again) on Tuesday. It's been nearly 23 years since the 45-year-old was selected in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Within that time half a dozen former NFL players started and ended their playing days.

Tom Brady announces second retirement on one-year anniversary of first retirement

Tom Brady sounds committed to eventually joining Fox

Tom Brady: Career retrospective

The 'Most passing yards in the postseason' quiz

NFL News / Yardbarker

Calvin Johnson: Career retrospective

NFL Hall of Famer Calvin "Megatron" Johnson retired as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time. Even though he retired in the middle of his prime, he still managed to create a place for himself in NFL history.

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / September 15, 2021

Calvin Johnson won't forgive Lions until they pay him

Johnson was forced to repay the team $1.6 million of his signing bonus back in 2015 when he chose to retire due to consistent injury issues.

The best all-time receiving corps for every NFL franchise

The '1,000 receiving yards in a season' quiz

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / June 19, 2021

Calvin Johnson wanted out of Detroit: Lions 'didn't let me'

Calvin Johnson says he wanted to leave Detroit: Lions 'didn't let me'

Johnson recently said that he wanted to finish his career with another team, but the Lions wouldn't let him leave.

Johnson: I should have been traded like Matthew Stafford was

Three-time Pro Bowl WR DeSean Jackson: Rams offense is 'going to be scary'

Worst NFL teams from the past 50 years

Which pro teams have never won a title?

The '1,000 receiving yards in a season' quiz

NFL News / Yardbarker / February 17, 2021

New Cardinals WRs coach has high praise for DeAndre Hopkins

New Cardinals WRs coach: DeAndre Hopkins the only receiver with skills like Calvin Johnson

It's hard to compare any receiver to Johnson. However, Hopkins has been one of the best receivers in the NFL since 2013 and will likely surpass Johnson's output at some point during his career.

New Cardinals WR coach won't 'bother' Larry Fitzgerald on retirement decision

JuJu Smith-Schuster has funny response to DeAndre Hopkins recruiting J.J. Watt

DeAndre Hopkins recruits J.J. Watt to join Cardinals: 'Let's finish what we started'

The worst trades in NFL history

The 'Arizona/St. Louis Cardinals with 1,000 receiving yards' quiz

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / February 7, 2021

Calvin Johnson mending relationship with Lions, had 'great conversations' with Sheila Ford Hamp

After learning that he had been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Johnson said Sunday that he and Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp have been in regular contact and that he can see himself reconnecting with the franchise.

The worst NFL teams from the past 50 years

Barry Sanders: Career retrospective

The most notorious sports feuds of all time

The 'Detroit Lions head coaches' quiz

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / January 19, 2021

Calvin Johnson believes he's a first-ballot Hall of Famer

Calvin Johnson admits 'it will feel like a slight' if he is not a first-ballot Hall of Famer

Johnson is a fascinating case study for the Hall of Fame due to his prolific but short NFL career. During his time in the league, Johnson was one of the most dominant receivers in NFL history.

Barry Sanders: Career retrospective

The 'Detroit Lions head coaches' quiz

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / January 18, 2021

Calvin Johnson: It'd be 'a slight' to not be first-ballot HOFer

Lions legend Calvin Johnson: It'd be 'a slight' to not be first-ballot Hall of Famer

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson was unquestionably one of the most talented individuals to ever play the position when in his prime.

The best all-time receiving corps for every NFL franchise

The 'Detroit Lions defensive players selected to the Pro Bowl' quiz

NFL News / Yardbarker / November 12, 2020

Calvin Johnson: Aaron Rodgers tried to get me to join Packers

Calvin Johnson reveals Aaron Rodgers tried to recruit him to join the Packers

Calvin Johnson revealed that Aaron Rodgers would often try to convince him to leave the Detroit Lions and join the Green Bay Packers instead.

Aaron Rodgers sees some ‘double standards’ with coronavirus protocols

The best all-time receiving corps for every NFL franchise

The most surprising athlete retirements

The 'Most receiving yards in Green Bay Packers history' quiz

Detroit Lions News / Yardbarker / September 4, 2020

Calvin Johnson slams Trump's response to COVID-19 pandemic

Lions legend Calvin Johnson slams Donald Trump's response to coronavirus pandemic

The Detroit Lions legend is getting his shots in at the president for his mishandling of the pandemic.

Pelicans' Josh Hart disparages Donald Trump in tweet

Trump had conversation with Big Ten commissioner about 'immediately starting' season

POTUS again bashes ‘highly political’ NBA: ‘Ratings are WAY down’

NBA television ratings up since players' strike to protest police brutality

The 'Detroit Lions with 1,000 receiving yards in a season' quiz

NFL News / Yardbarker / July 2, 2020

Calvin Johnson hoped Atlanta Falcons would trade up to draft him

Calvin Johnson is arguably the best player the Detroit Lions have had since Barry Sanders but if the receiver had his way, he wouldn't have ended up in Detroit at all.

Watch: Three things to be bullish on for the 2020 NFL season

Every NFL team's most electric offensive weapon

The 'NFL single season receiving yards leaders' quiz

Lions backup QB suggests more changes coming to NFL schedule

Matthew Stafford hosts Lions workout against NFLPA advice

As Michigan partially opens, Lions hoping to have fans at their games

Matt Ryan has bold prediction for Falcons, feels he's best QB in NFC South