The fuck are you doing?

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Retiring.

He will be back next year........in green and gold....this was just the necessary step to force his free agency.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

I really don't have a problem with any NFL player retiring early with his health in tact, but I especially don't if a player has been languishing for his whole career in Detroit.

I think we all wish we could've made 60 plus million at our jobs by the time we were 30 and been able to retire .

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Agreed. He's still fucking up my fantasy team though.

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GO BEARS!!!

If he does follow through and retire, I get it. He's made enough money. He would be a likely 1st ballot hall of famer. His 1,964 yards in 2012 was one of the best individual season's by a player I have seen. Ranks up there with Randy Moss' 2007 season, where Moss had 23 TD's and just under 1,500 yards. Both players were commonly double teamed, yet still produced ridiculous numbers. I doubt it's an attempt to get traded to a better team or more money. I think the physical toll is the issue. Look at how unproductive he was early in the season this year. Then, he got on a roll finally and had a pretty decent year overall....for him. It would be interesting to see what he might accomplish with a guy like Brady or Rodgers throwing to him though.

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Denied

He's wisely doing the same thing Barry Sanders did.

Getting the fuck out of Detroit while his knees are intact.

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1000000% denied. Good for him. We should all be that fortunate. Unless this is a ploy to be traded, then yeah, DB away. Be up front about wanting out and not pussyfooting with this retirement BS.

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People posting about Detriot literally have no idea what they're talking about.

I don't have a problem with what Calvin is doing, but let's not group him in with Barry Sanders and word wise. There isn't a bigger Barry fan than me and that's not an exaggeration. I watched every game he ever played from his junior year in college to his final NFL game. Became a Lions fan for 10 years while he was there.

When Barry retired he was an idiot, not wise. And here's why. The year before he retired I was so excited. Why? Because Barry's contract was expiring and he would finally be able to get out of Detroit and go to a team with an actual offensive line, head coach, front office. Rumors were that he would sign with Washington. Instead he decided to re-up with Detroit for 7 years! A year later he realized what a stupid decision that was and retired. All that moron had to do was wait out his contract one more year and then he could've signed with any team in the league.

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I dunno. He had money and that was a pretty good F U to Detroit.

He's doing the smart thing. It kind of shows you how much confidence he has in the Lions ever winning it all.

It kind of pissed me off when Barry retired too. But after watching the A Football Life about him, I totally got why he did it. Class act.

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Hes an idiot. You take the money when you can make it. When hes 40 he wont be able to get a mcjob. And who knows what the future holds he might not have millions in his later life.

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They get to sit on his rights forever. This doesn't force free agency.

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Hey fucktard. He has made 100 million. Enough money to go away. You?...

You're in a keeper league?!?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Detroit is a hell hole of fire and a shitty NFL franchise that has won nothing in 50+ years. FACT.

the suburbs of detroit are nice. given the demographics of this board is primarily suburban dwellers who infrequently visit chicago there would literally be zero difference between living in arlington heights versus novi.

Honestly, the game day atmosphere at Ford Field is actually better than Soldier Field. The stadium is right downtown, just a couple of blocks from some pretty decent bars.

Better than walking a mile or more along the lakefront in December.

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Yep! He was a lock to be one of my keepers.

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GO BEARS!!!

The Lions organization is a place where great players retire in their prime instead of continuing to play in Detroit.

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i wouldnt care if i made 50 billion. if i could easily get a few million more for playing a game why wouldnt i? what the fuck else am i going to do? you get more girls when youre in the nfl anyway.

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

What does that have to do with Calvin Johnson retiring early?

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Detroit sucks

the lazy wrong implication he retired to escape the lions organization and detroit.

But your argument doesn't make any sense. The Bears are a really shitty organization. I really doubt Arlington Heights being a nice, livable suburb changes that in the minds of players. Same with Detroit and whatevrr suburb you mentioned.

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I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul