It’s been well documented (that’s an understatement) that Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions did not part ways on the best of terms.
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Johnson, who is one of the greatest players in Lions’ history has distanced himself from the team since he decided to retire and it’s all about money.
Calvin recently spoke to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press and he gave the Lions an ultimatum if they ever want him to be involved with the team.
You guessed it. Johnson wants to get paid.
From Detroit Free Press:
“They already know what they got to do,” Johnson told the Free Press at the annual camp he runs for local high school students Saturday in metro Detroit. “The only way they’re going to get me back is they put that money back in my pocket. Nah, you don’t do that. I don’t care what they say. They can put it back, then they can have me back. That’s the bottom line.”
Calvin notes that he has not talked to Lions team president, Rod Wood.
“I ain’t talked to Rod. I don’t even want to talk about that,” Johnson said. “I don’t have no reason to talk about that. I don’t even talk about the Lions. I mean, I talk to my Lions that came out here to help me out today. Had the rookies, Marv came out, they did a great job with the kids. I appreciate them so much for that. Just hope to keep those kind of relationships rolling for in the future because these kids, man, they take so much from that.”
The ball is in the Lions’ court. What should they do?
