OT: Megatron to retire, per ESPN

TBR · Jan 31, 2016

Just 6 games! Please!

XLIX · Jan 31, 2016

I'll believe it if he is still "retired" come Thanksgiving.

deters · Jan 31, 2016

Would easily threaten Randy for that 23 TDs if he came here. Such a pipe dream but who knows considering all our guys that went to Detroit lately.

RayClay · Jan 31, 2016

Probably forcing a trade. Before the draft and FA, so Detroit will be under pressure to get something.

convertedpatsfan · Jan 31, 2016

Deus Irae said:
If Johnson wants to, he can just wait. Given his $24 million cap number, Detroit's not going to want to keep that number going into the new season.

That's the part that makes me think he's actually done playing. If it was about Detroit, he could have taken his chances and might have been cut. He either has terrible people advising him, or he's serious about not playing again. I think it's the latter.

Deus Irae · Jan 31, 2016

convertedpatsfan said:
That's the part that makes me think he's actually done playing. If it was about Detroit, he could have taken his chances and might have been cut. He either has terrible people advising him, or he's serious about not playing again. I think it's the latter.

He can wait as long as he wants before making his retirement official. He can wait until during the season, if he chooses.

Ross12 · Jan 31, 2016

RayClay said:
Probably forcing a trade. Before the draft and FA, so Detroit will be under pressure to get something.

That's what I'm wondering. He's perpetuating the storyline of him retiring but has yet to actually do it. Behind the scenes he could be telling the Lions to get trade talks going now and get him to a contender or else they'll get nothing for him and he will just not play.

FalconHeavy · Jan 31, 2016

TBR said:
Just 6 games! Please!

Damn. I have goosebumps !

Palm Beach Pats Fan · Jan 31, 2016

102 Pat said:
Not 100% sure but if he tries to un-retire, the Lions would still have his rights.

CJ will be WAY better off not signing his retirement papers and forcing the Lions to cut him, assuming that they want to have much of his cap space freed up before camp.

Per PFT:

If Johnson indeed retires, he’ll owe the Lions $3.2 million in previously paid signing bonus money. (And if anyone thinks the Lions won’t recover that money, they should ask Barry Sanders for his opinion on that specific dynamic.)

If Johnson waits until the start of free agency, the Lions will have to account for his $24 million cap number, which means that the Lions possibly would cut him. Not only would that absolve him of any repayment obligation, but it also would allow him to continue his career with a team other than the Lions, if he so desires ...if Johnson is truly finished, he needs to use that looming cap number as leverage to keep the $3.2 million.

RobertWeathers · Jan 31, 2016

Froob said:
Classy of him that he didn't go on a ridiculous fairwell tour stealing the spotlight everywhere and instead kept it to himself. Respect.

Anti-Kobe Manning

alvinnf · Jan 31, 2016

Palm Beach Pats Fan said:
CJ will be WAY better off not signing his retirement papers and forcing the Lions to cut him, assuming that they want to have much of his cap space freed up before camp.

Per PFT:

If Johnson indeed retires, he’ll owe the Lions $3.2 million in previously paid signing bonus money. (And if anyone thinks the Lions won’t recover that money, they should ask Barry Sanders for his opinion on that specific dynamic.)

If Johnson waits until the start of free agency, the Lions will have to account for his $24 million cap number, which means that the Lions possibly would cut him. Not only would that absolve him of any repayment obligation, but it also would allow him to continue his career with a team other than the Lions, if he so desires ...if Johnson is truly finished, he needs to use that looming cap number as leverage to keep the $3.2 million.

Good post, does anyone actually think a player is giving back 3mil bucks. No way! He won't be a Pat, but I think he is definitely angling for a way out. Who could blame him, Detroit is a black hole for football.

danmateus · Jan 31, 2016

He's hell bent on NOT playing for Detroit. Once again Detroit pushes another all time great to an early retirement. He would keep playing if Detroit traded him but they won't. They'd rather let him retire then trade him for any kind of deal that could help them. Bill should give them a call but being the Lions I'm sure they'll not even consider anything for Calvin out of stubbornness but Bill is the arrogant one...

102 Pat · Jan 31, 2016

Froob said:
Classy of him that he didn't go on a ridiculous fairwell tour stealing the spotlight everywhere and instead kept it to himself. Respect.

Or have practiced TD record breaking celebrations...

Ivan · Jan 31, 2016

RayClay said:
Probably forcing a trade. Before the draft and FA, so Detroit will be under pressure to get something.

That's how I see it as well, and although I seriously doubt he will ever play here it would be hilarious of they swing a deal for him. Imagine the heads exploding if Quinn sent Johnson to the Patriots? I would lmao for months if not years.

Froob · Jan 31, 2016

robertweathers said:
Anti-Kobe Manning

Yep, and I like Jeter and Ortiz but **** is getting over the top. Don't be giving gifts to opposing players c'mon man...

SalemPats · Jan 31, 2016

Sure-fire HOF, there was 4-5 years where he was clearly the best WR in the game. It would be a shame to see him retire because he doesn't want to play for the lowly Lions. He would fit a need for us and be playing in Jan/Feb in meaningful games for us.

Gronk · Jan 31, 2016

SalemPats said:
Sure-fire HOF, there was 4-5 years where he was clearly the best WR in the game. It would be a shame to see him retire because he doesn't want to play for the lowly Lions. He would fit a need for us and be playing in Jan/Feb in meaningful games for us.

HOF talent, absolutely but I don't know if it's sure-fire he's played in some times of pretty inflated WR numbers and if he bows out now and all these catch and yardage numbers keep exploding he can pretty easily become the Andre Reed (or similar) of his generation. Reed got in, eventually, of course but he was also clearly one of the best players on 4 SB teams and a perennial playoff team. Megatron was so good at WR that sometimes...his team almost won a playoff game. It IS different, even if it's unfair. Realistically his production is only marginally better than CHAD Johnson, whom I wouldn't consider a HOF player at all.

For the record if the guy really doesn't want to play - for whatever reason...doesn't care about HOF, just isn't feeling it, not interested in chasing a SB as the be-all/end-all of his existence - then I totally ****ing respect that. Not everybody that plays this game at this level is Brady-level psycho for the game. Sometimes there are players that are absolutely mercurial talents, physically gifted, mentally capable of grasping everything that is expected of them playing the game...but it's just not all they're about. I think this might be one of those cases. Of course, if he's carefully crafting a route out of Detroit and to, say, Foxboro then I shall welcome him with open arms. And probably a medium-sized boner.

glm · Jan 31, 2016

Gronk said:
HOF talent, absolutely but I don't know if it's sure-fire he's played in some times of pretty inflated WR numbers and if he bows out now and all these catch and yardage numbers keep exploding he can pretty easily become the Andre Reed (or similar) of his generation. Reed got in, eventually, of course but he was also clearly one of the best players on 4 SB teams and a perennial playoff team. Megatron was so good at WR that sometimes...his team almost won a playoff game. It IS different, even if it's unfair. Realistically his production is only marginally better than CHAD Johnson, whom I wouldn't consider a HOF player at all.

For the record if the guy really doesn't want to play - for whatever reason...doesn't care about HOF, just isn't feeling it, not interested in chasing a SB as the be-all/end-all of his existence - then I totally ****ing respect that. Not everybody that plays this game at this level is Brady-level psycho for the game. Sometimes there are players that are absolutely mercurial talents, physically gifted, mentally capable of grasping everything that is expected of them playing the game...but it's just not all they're about. I think this might be one of those cases. Of course, if he's carefully crafting a route out of Detroit and to, say, Foxboro then I shall welcome him with open arms. And probably a medium-sized boner.

Only medium sized?

Gronk · Jan 31, 2016

glm said:
Only medium sized?

I mean, he's still a dude.

Froob · Jan 31, 2016

Are his numbers enough to put him in the hall?

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