Although Calvin Johnson aka Megatron has been known as the best wide receiver in football, things haven’t been going too well for him lately. Because of his health and the hit his salary would take on the cap, the Detroit Lions WR might be on the move after this season.
The oft-injured Calvin Johnson is currently battling an ankle injury and has just 22 receptions for 348 yards and two touchdowns. Clearly, those aren’t bad numbers but more is expected from Megatron.
Because of his cap number and his health, Mike Florio believes Calvin Johnson could be done in Detroit following the season.
Crazy as it seems, Johnson carries a cap number of $20.558 million into the next league year. While a restructuring that converts, for example, $10 million of his $12.5 million salary into a signing bonus could cut the cap number down to $12.558 million, the maneuver would drive his 2016 cap number of $24 million up to $26 million.
At some point, Johnson may have to take less money in order to stick around. If he doesn’t want to do that, the Lions may have to part ways with him.
In his eight-year career, Calvin Johnson has 594 receptions for 9,676 yards and 68 touchdowns.
