Detroit Lions

"The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. Ford Field in Downtown Detroit is where their home games take place. The Deroit Lions were established in 1929 as an independent professional team.
The Lions have won four NFL Championships. In 2008, the Lions were the only team in NFL history to lose all 16 regular season games.
In 1929, the Lions began to play as the Portsmouth Spartans. In 1934, George Richards, the owner of Detroit's WJR(760 AM, a radio station in Detroit, Michigan), bought the financial Spartans and moved them to Detroit and renamed the team to the Detroit Lions."



Watching the Detroit Lions on television is always entertaining for all football fans. If we compare the Lions from this year and from last year, the Lions have really improved their skills from what everyone could see. Johnson is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions. He was drafted by the Lions in the 2007 NFL Drafts. The amazing Calvin Johnson brought the Lions really far this year. That is one of the reason why the Lions are interesting, Johnson is always putting on a show and the fans are crazy for him. Johnson also played college football in Georgia Tech. His nickname is  "Megatron" given by Lions coaches and fans. Compared to other wide receivers, Johnson is known as a beast and unstoppable.


  Early years
 In middle school, Johnson was 6 feet tall and in the 10th grade, he reached to 6 feet, 4 inches. Calvin attended Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia. He was a three year starter as a wide receiver. In his sophomore year, he made 34 receptions for 646 yards and 10 touchdowns. Johnson was rated the nations top 10 wide receivers. Calvin signed a 6 year contract on August 3, 2007. The contract is worth up to 64 million, with 27.2 million in guaranteed money, making Calvin the third highest paid player in Lions history and the highest paid wide receiver in the NFL. On Sunday, September 9, 2007, Johnson catches 4 passes for 70 yards and his first career touchdown in Detroits 36 - 21 win over the Oakland Raiders. Johnson had an impressive NFL debut. Calvin Johnson was born with a talent and a rare combination of size, hands, speed, leaping ability, strength, body control and hand-eye coordination.