Detroit Lions’ fans won’t be happy to hear this, but one of team’s biggest legends, wideout Calvin Johnson, wished he could’ve played for their bitter divisional rivals Green Bay Packers.
Johnson revealed this during a recent appearance on Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes’ All The Smoke podcast.
Asked about the one quarterback he wished he could play with, Johnson immediately opted for Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers. The six-time Pro Bowler even admitted that he told Rodgers this multiple times during Lions vs. Packers games.
“Whenever we played Green Bay, whenever Aaron Rodgers was over on our sideline he would say, ‘Hey man, you need to come on over here.’ And I said, ‘I wish I could,'” shared Johnson.
You can watch Johnson’s appearance on All The Smoke in full below.
Calvin Johnson played nine seasons in NFL and spent all of them with Detroit Lions, who took him No. 2 in the 2007 draft. During his time in the league, Johnson was considered one of the best and frequently the best wide receiver in the game.
Johnson still holds NFL records for most receiving yards in a season with 1,964 and most consecutive 100-yard receiving games with eight. He retired with 731 career receptions for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns.
