Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson Talks Lions, Amon-Ra, Stafford & More with Rich Eisen

Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson Talks Lions, Amon-Ra, Stafford & More with Rich Eisen | Full Interview

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5 ай бұрын

Pro Football Hall of Fame WR Calvin Johnson and Rich Eisen discuss the rise of the Detroit Lions from doormat to Super Bowl contender, the illustrious career of Rams QB Matthew Stafford and more.
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@tammy2970 5 ай бұрын

The fact that Calvin told Matthew to throw a couple picks is epic. Makes me love CJ even more 😅

@CarsonClaws 5 ай бұрын

Greatest WR ever. Don’t care what anyone says

@bodiecollection 5 ай бұрын

Facts. I remember Dez said he was better one year and then Megatron dropped 326 yards on the cowboys lmaooo

@wardsquidcirca1999 5 ай бұрын

Jerry Rice?

@TWebs11-11 5 ай бұрын

Agreed. His stats are not accurate either, the refs kept him from becoming a God like WR...and the media supported their downplaying of his greatness. Best Big man Wide Receiver in the NFL era, hands down.

@Professional-fh1ow 5 ай бұрын

Megatron is class. Not many peopple knew what ne endured in his career until they seen his HOF acceptance speech. I'm glad he's been able to patch things up with the Lions since Sheila Hamp Ford took over.

@danwesterhouse6627 5 ай бұрын

Personally, I think Sheila is a big reason for this team right now. Take a huge chance with Dan, and Brad, yet let them do there thing. Hoping they can keep Ben Johnson around another year. A lot of teams looking for new head coach's. He could be a good one.. Grit and work, that some's up Michigan. Wonder why they are so loved. Haha

@roems6396 5 ай бұрын

@@danwesterhouse6627 I don’t think anyone doubts this. It’s the first time the fans haven’t been cursing the Ford family in decades. My question is, are we going to have to remember William Clay on Lions jerseys for the rest of time? Enough with this initials.

@lylockdelyse1080 5 ай бұрын

Good to see Calvin Johnson cheering the new Lions team and enjoying himself. I would like to see Calvin do sports commentary work.

@paulvanpelt3587 5 ай бұрын

St brown is that dude...go lions 🦁

@n.9483 5 ай бұрын

I'm a lifelong Packer fan. Grew up just outside Green Bay. I love these Lions and want them to win so bad. They're doing it the right way, you have to respect it.

@1616what 5 ай бұрын

would love a packers lions nfccg 🤝

@Professional-fh1ow 5 ай бұрын

Wow! Even over your Pack? Im 55 and have a friend who grew up in Wisconsin and is a bucky and packer fan.

@n.9483 5 ай бұрын

@@Professional-fh1ow I want the Pack to win if it comes to that obviously, but if the Lions beat them I wouldn't even be that upset. Can't root against a squad with that much heart.

@Professional-fh1ow 5 ай бұрын

Great answer. My buddy I was talking about knows I root for the badgers and the pack EXCEPT when they play MI or Lions. Good new for YOU though is that you might get another 12-15 year run out of Love.@@n.9483

@kingsethos5108 5 ай бұрын

As a Lions fan I respect this comment. Thank you for knocking off Dallas!

@dragondrew2000 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Calvin. - Lions fans

@gurkdoinwork 5 ай бұрын

Calvin Johnson is one of the many Treasures of Detroit.

@adderon7476 5 ай бұрын

Like The Armed

@LK-bz9sk 5 ай бұрын

Great conversation. Always liked Calvin but really nice to hear a longer chat with him. Class act.

@MulliganSnicker 5 ай бұрын

The way Rich says Calvin at the end of every question 😂

@LionsOnTheHunt313 5 ай бұрын

And says it like a ??? 😂

@rickyiglesias5384 5 ай бұрын

He always does that when he interviews people over web/phone. It’s annoying to me because he ends up interrupting them as they start to answer.

@harlequin2280 5 ай бұрын

Creepy. Serial killer stuff.

@Jaywrites23 5 ай бұрын

It’s very odd

@keenannorris3309 5 ай бұрын

@@harlequin2280 interesting observation, or something

@joyis9638 5 ай бұрын

I am sorry I have never heard an interview from Calvin Johnson before! What a classy and cool star! Best to him!

@sallym8176 5 ай бұрын

Great to see Calvin back I'm a big fan love your laugh and down to earth personality Wish only the best

@darrellcovello7917 5 ай бұрын

If the Niners don't make it, I'm rooting for Detroit all the way

@George42041 5 ай бұрын

Calvin I’m a life long Lions fan born in Colorado. My dad’s from Detroit. Come shred Colorado then let’s see these ‘23 LIONS beat these bucs. I’ve owned 2 lions jerseys in my life yours and St. Browns. God bless.

@Joemama72096 5 ай бұрын

Let's ride!

@blacklabelholsters1635 5 ай бұрын

I love how he’s said in the past that Mathew was fucking to his fingers throwing fastballs and that he asked him to slow some throws down and then realized Matthew basically only throws fastballs, haha! He’s such a class act, it’s always fun listening to his insight.

@robfaraco6596 5 ай бұрын

Just imagine seeing this huge dude fully sending it down the mountain right at you.

@yaboytroy357 5 ай бұрын

“Maybe I’ll see you in Vegas. There’s no powder there… on the mountain.” Rich definitely caught himself mid-sentence

@johndente454 5 ай бұрын

I miss watching him play! Go Lions!!

@camerondent5222 5 ай бұрын

Calvin the 🐐 in the flesh. What a great dide!

@andreleverettejr3747 5 ай бұрын

Im a dide, He's a dide, she's a dide, cus we're all dides 😂🫵🏾

@adderon7476 5 ай бұрын

Dido

@DetroitJim97 5 ай бұрын

That 2011 Monday night game was crazy! Calvin is a cool dude!!

@Mflo-87 5 ай бұрын

Megatron was a BEAST. I remember him in college at GT and thinking he’s unstoppable. And I’m a Bears fan.

@mklooster1 5 ай бұрын

Hey Calvin. So tell me about that one time…Calvin. Calvin, so nice to talk to you Calvin. Rich loves calling people by their first name because he read it in a book once that people like that.

@leonardhollerbach9806 5 ай бұрын

Hey Megatron. A Lions Fan here. I was at that MNF game against the Bears and Mitch their QB. I remember that the place was ROARING! The Bears got a first down and it went quiet…crickets…. I happened to be seated at an end of an aisle. I started to yell at everybody! SCREAMING MY LUNGS OUT! My section and the section nearest me rallied around my screams and then it caught on like a wave and the Bears, who couldn’t hear because of it had a delay of game! The whole stadium kept it going like that all night. Not saying I was the cause of the stadium being off the hook. My point is it can be electric how the crowd feeds onto itself and brings its game up. After that game the front office and players (like you are now) gave props to the fans adding that we helped you win that game and the organization painted a mural in ode to the 12th man. I was there with friends and we all couldn’t speak for about 2 days after that game and proud that we all brought it! I’m going back to FORD FIDLD this Sunday with friends and WE ARE BRINGING IT! 🎶 LETS GO LIONS 🎶

@coreywise07 5 ай бұрын

We make the superbowl we got sign Calvin and berry we need Calvin to dress doe one more TD

@reginaphalange30 5 ай бұрын

He deserved a ring.

@DinksWithDad 5 ай бұрын

MEGATRON….forever my GOAT GO LIONS!!

@ricallen621 5 ай бұрын

Love Calvin and glad that the Lions are trying to make it right with Calvin

@lionsroar74 5 ай бұрын

Calvin. Come snowboarding at whitefish Montana!!! You will not be disappointed

@brentbackwoods2498 5 ай бұрын

The GOAT WR

@stevenbaffy7937 5 ай бұрын

Rich you are the Larry King of the NFL, I love you man! You made me belly laugh when you asked Calvin to help you in Canton!

@michaelmcdermott209 5 ай бұрын

I don't think anyone in Detroit hates Matthew Stafford, actually a lot of us hold him in high regard. Even here in Detroit the problem was his wife speaking on things she didn't actually grasp 100%. This is what took place with the #9 Stafford jersey ban, that involved about 4000 people on social media not exactly a sample size of Lion fans, but when she lashed back it became a problem because it was misconstrued. One Pride

@Scottjf8 5 ай бұрын

He was drafted in 07 not 03 😂😂😂

@oogaboogalou4521 5 ай бұрын

Calvin is still my favorite player of all time

@xquan6850 5 ай бұрын

Side arm no look throw. Staff been doing it

@sherlockjr. 5 ай бұрын

Man, I gotta say, Megatron still has some juice left in him, and it's sad he's not a part of this playoff run. It would have been awesome to see the lions sign him before the season. But, just the same, I'd love to see the lions bring Calvin back next year and give him a shot at a long playoff run and super bowl. He's 38 or 39, so I think he definitely could still play and play at a high level.

@joshd4040 5 ай бұрын

Best to ever do it.

@MattCatt817 5 ай бұрын

Love CJ. If he was on the team now, alongside Amon-Ra, we would be the #1 offense by far. Hope we win tonight, for Calvin, for Detroit. Go Lions 🦁

@BFSilenceDogood 5 ай бұрын

Megatron with a Megatron. Awesome!

@jayk8756 5 ай бұрын

Why at 3:25 does it cut out?

@sheba19 5 ай бұрын

There is snow on the mountain in vegas, Mount Charleston

@mitchgoulson2294 5 ай бұрын

All my homies love Calvin

@motownmojo 5 ай бұрын

who did the graphic at the bottom 😂megatron was a lion 2007-2015 not 2003-2014 😭🤣

@andrewhein7281 5 ай бұрын

Calvin snowboarding is awesome to hear, he really has become a real Michigander.

@markdodd1152 5 ай бұрын

I am so glad that he's reunited with the lions and they've cleaned the slate to some degree

@neekorobison1458 5 ай бұрын

I know we praise Calvin for how great of a football player he was, but what a smart guy too. He gets that from his engineer parents

@jasony8002 5 ай бұрын

I was a JE11 fan before I seen him play ...

@joewallace5907 5 ай бұрын

I saw that incorrect graphic of Calvin's playing years🧐

@dlash74 5 ай бұрын

He wasn't with the Lions 2003 to 2014. More like 2007 to 2015.

@ronnelturner272 5 ай бұрын

Aye calvin I remember you let me sit in your car in rochester when i was like 16 you said check it out i Will remember that for the rest of my life my guy 💪🏿🦁🦁💯🌎🏈

@zeedon 5 ай бұрын

Is there any way to get Megatron into the game? Even one catch? Can you even imagine the hype?!

@PopSene 5 ай бұрын

Rich esien is hilarious 😂😂

@andreleverettejr3747 5 ай бұрын

If ONLY we could have Megatron rn on the team 😭

@Evangeist 5 ай бұрын

Megatron is the man

@montarctica 5 ай бұрын

Is Calvin still technically under contract with the lions? He’s in snowboard shape, I’d love to see him go snag a TD or two in the SB. 😂 two more wins and maybe he’ll consider. Haha or maybe he could take a couple reps at corner. 💪🏻 🦁

@paulmayer8654 5 ай бұрын

Goatatron

@cammyboyyy8173 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Dr Rich Eisen Very Cool

@jppagetoo 5 ай бұрын

Welcome back Calvin. We need you on the sidelines when the games are going on. I am glad Calvin has accpeted the olive branch the Lions offered. They way it ended was not good for Calvin and not good for the franchise. Sheila has tried very hard to mend the relationship with Calvin.

@Finishthefight100 5 ай бұрын

@5thgen691 5 ай бұрын

HOF 💯💯💯💯

@davidkoerber9578 5 ай бұрын

There is a ski resort on Mt Charleston in Las Vegas. Check before you speak please

@parsin4793 5 ай бұрын

You have to go to Big Sky Montana Kelvin it’s the best of the best

@Mel-py7no 5 ай бұрын

Is that what you’re saying Calvin?

@codyboyle8336 5 ай бұрын

Lovely guy. Could probably still play at a pretty decent level, honestly.

@wirmandisugriatw8715 5 ай бұрын

Imagine if megatron was playing that game

@WarriorsforInfoTV 5 ай бұрын

career years incorrect for Calvin, Rich tell your guy he messed up

@GlennRoper 5 ай бұрын

If you close your eyes doesn’t Megatron sound like Brad Holmes?

@jgk381 5 ай бұрын

Calvin should unretire and suit up for the rest of the Lions playoff run. They could use him as a redzone target.

@ricallen621 5 ай бұрын

Please work with Jaymo 😮

@MrBezl 5 ай бұрын

Mahomes wasn’t the first one to no look pass, but don’t use Detroit as the reason Stafford didn’t get love. Mahomes plays in Missouri. I think Detroit is more popular. Mahomes gets the love cuz he’s mahomes. One of the best to do it. He does no looks, wins superbowl, wins MVP’s. No slight to Matt, but it’s not the same.

@ssc5987 5 ай бұрын

ALL HAIL MEGATRON! 🤖

@BigCed 5 ай бұрын

Goat lion 🦁

@craklacha 5 ай бұрын

Stafford didnt throw a pick or fumble but maybe that lil whoopsie fall was for you Calvin.

@TAC_hakr 5 ай бұрын

Gotta get these Yoopers back on the Detroit team instead of Green Bay ;)

@jasonvoss6559 5 ай бұрын

Live mic in a room full of buckeye fans haha national championship winning Wolverines go Blue!!!

@skye6066 5 ай бұрын

He so fine😍

@ttwert21 5 ай бұрын

TO BE FAIR: As a LIONS fan we've all seen the movie where STAFFORD throws for 350+ yards and 3 TD's just to lose. We've all seen it about a hundred times tbh

@carlosdecastrojr3789 5 ай бұрын

Stafford is a better QB than Goff. Goff is more clutch.

@r3dth3savag39 5 ай бұрын

Megatron > Amon Ra > Herman

@1991mackstag 5 ай бұрын

Stafford used to get Calvin killed when he was throwing passes to him. Made the legend quit

@joshblanton6175 5 ай бұрын

uh mmm....... Calvin? mmmmkay?

@xvxv711 5 ай бұрын

If Jared brings a championship to Detroit he’ll be god forever

@Chief000 5 ай бұрын

...calvin?

@TheXxkornmunkyx666 5 ай бұрын

It’s so fucking annoying when rich keeps repeating his guests name over and over. Calvin Calvin Calvin Calvin

@KevMich 5 ай бұрын

What people don’t know about Stafford C Johnson and D Sue is how they kept the Lions from winning. It was their greed and those 3 players rt there were 40% of the whole rosters pay. I never forgave them 3 for this

@BpLavoie 5 ай бұрын

It was classic hearing CJ ask "for some" from Stafford. He inherently knew it was INTs. You don't compete for the INT/Pick Six crown every year without some fanfare. CJ was witness to some of THE worst QB play in the league. Thankfully for Stafford, throwing it up blindly into triple coverage 204 times that season resulted in a couple thousand yards towards the Pad Statford we all know.

@jw6244 5 ай бұрын

Has a ring that the Lions and many other other players don't.

@BpLavoie 5 ай бұрын

@@jw6244 what does that have to do with his propensity for careless turnovers?

@jw6244 5 ай бұрын

@BpLavoie dude is a risk taker and a winner. Farve and Allen are great examples of being a successful gunslinger. Staffords arm talent was wasted in Detroit and is better than majority of QBs now.

@BpLavoie 5 ай бұрын

@@jw6244 🤦 Favre built a team from nothing and won championships... Still the dumbest take to date - the "gunslinger".

@jw6244 5 ай бұрын

@BpLavoie Farve built a team, what?🤣 bro is a player. I hope you're not a Lions fan and have to live through the misery of Goff choking away any hopes of ring.

@creativekids007 5 ай бұрын

Screw him & Stanford 😅 one pried

@diddyfaplord 5 ай бұрын

lol it’s so funny everytime Rich says “Calvin Johnson on the rich Eisen show.” We get it bro

@matthewfraney9108 5 ай бұрын

for the radio

@timtaylor7146 5 ай бұрын

Megatron is Detroit Royalty like Sanders. These are great men that walked away from the game at the hright of there careers because Lions and there fans are super loyal. Either is from Michigan but fell in love with the people so much theyve stayed here after there career. They eill always be so respected by Michigan people its not even funny. Both mem are class acts and even greater humans