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Selected From The 2007 NFL Draft By Detroit Lions

Coming out of college, Calvin Johnson was hyped to be one of the best college wide receivers of all time. Calvin Johnson was SI,Article Dashboard_Best Selling Soccer Shirts And S.com's Midseason NFL Draft Projection #1 pick, though Johnson had stated that he intended to earn his degree from Georgia Tech. On January 8,Amazines_Stock Up on Discount NFL Jerseys Prior to, 2007, Johnson declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft, bypassing his senior season at Georgia Tech. He was regarded as the best athlete to come out of the draft and was the #1 player on most draft boards,Cheap Terrel Suggs Jersey,Article Biz_Best Selling NFL Sports Jerseys_457. Johnson was said by ESPN to be able to be productive as a rookie, much like receiver Randy Moss was as a rookie. In a mid-February workout with speed and conditioning coach Mark Pearsall,Ray Lewis Jersey 2012, Johnson clocked a remarkable 4.33 second 40-yard dash, 10.23 second 100-meter sprint, recorded an 11-foot standing broad jump, and had a vertical leap of 43 inches.


Johnson was selected by the Detroit Lions as the 2nd pick overall in the 2007 NFL Draft,Nike Eagles Jersey. This is the highest a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket has ever been drafted. The Lions were expected to trade Johnson, most likely to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the team announced that they were keeping him. The next day the Detroit Tigers invited him to throw out the first pitch,Nike Wes Welker Jersey.


Johnson surprised many when he weighed in at 239 pounds at the combine, 12 pounds more than expected, although he claims that this season he played "at about 235 and I got up to 238" and that his weight was not a problem. Johnson had told the media that he would not run the 40 yard dash at the combine but would wait until his March 15 workout at Georgia Tech. At the last minute, however, he was thought to have borrowed a pair of shoes from East Carolina QB James Pinkney and clocked an impressive 4.33 in the 40 yard dash,cam newton jersey. He later insisted that he had not borrowed the shoes, but simply reclaimed his own. Pinkney arrived in tennis shoes, and Johnson informed him he needed cleats and lent him his own. When he later returned to retrieve his shoes to run, many thought he was borrowing Pinkney's cleats,Nike Calvin Johnson jersey. Johnson ultimately allowed the 4.33 to speak for itself and wowed scouts with his jump drill results, his receiving skills, and his 11 ft 10 in (3.53 m) broad jump, which is "best broad jump I can ever remember an NFL prospect having," according to Gil Brandt.