Allen Park, Mich. – The Detroit Lions announced today that 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame WR Calvin Johnson Jr. will be inducted into the Pride of the Lions during halftime of their Homecoming game on September 30, 2024, against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football (Kickoff 8:15 PM ET). The Pride of the Lions is a permanent display at Ford Field that honors the greatest players in franchise history.
Detroit Lions Chief Operating Officer Mike Disner surprised Johnson Jr. with the news during the opening remarks at the second annual Calvin Johnson Jr. Foundation Celebrity Golf Outing at Detroit Golf Club on July 15.
“We are thrilled to add Calvin Johnson Jr. to the Pride of the Lions,” said Detroit Lions President and CEO Rod Wood. “His commitment on the field and to the city of Detroit are legendary, and this is a well-deserved honor. We are proud that he will be forever memorialized inside Ford Field and as a Detroit Lion.”
Johnson Jr. joins 20 other Lions greats in the Pride of the Lions, which was first unveiled in 2009. Recent inductees include OT Lomas Brown (2023) and LB Chris Spielman (2021). Other members include DT Roger Brown, DT Alex Karras, WR Herman Moore, CB Lem Barney, S Jack Christiansen, QB Dutch Clark, OL Lou Creekmur, K Jason Hanson, CB Dick “Night Train” Lane, S Yale Lary, QB Bobby Layne, CB Dick LeBeau, RB Barry Sanders, TE Charlie Sanders, LB Joe Schmidt, G Dick Stanfel, RB Doak Walker, and OL Alex Wojciechowicz.
WR CALVIN JOHNSON JR. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
– Selected by the Detroit Lions with the second overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft out of Georgia Tech.
– Started in 130 of 135 games for the Lions over his nine-season career, posting 731 receptions for 11,619 yards (15.9 avg.) and 83 touchdowns.
– Detroit’s franchise leader in career receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.
– Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, becoming the seventh wide receiver in NFL history – and the second player in Lions history – to be named a first-ballot inductee.
– Selected to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team.
– Selected to six Pro Bowls (2010-15).
– Named to three First-Team AP All-Pros (2011-13) and one Second-Team AP All-Pro (2010).
– Owns the NFL single-season receiving yardage record (1,964 in 2012).
– Led the NFL in receiving yards in 2011 (1,681) and 2012 (1,964).
– Led the NFL in receptions in 2012 (122).
– Led the NFL in receiving touchdowns in 2008 (12).