Lions to honor Hall of Fame WR Calvin Johnson during Week 4 game vs. Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks willl face the Detroit Lions on Monday night in Week 4 this year. It will be the third straight season the Seahawks have traveled to the Motor City, but the first time it has received prime-time treatment.
However, the bright lights of Monday night won’t be the only thing special about this showdown, at least for Lions fans. It was announced today that Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson will be honored at halftime by being inducted into the Pride of the Lions. His name will join other legendary players from the franchise.
Calvin Johnson’s name will now be in the rafters at Ford Field. He was just surprised by Mike Disner and Lomas Brown that he will be inducted into the Pride of the Lions during Monday Night Football against the Seahawks.
Congrats @calvinjohnsonjr, well deserved!! pic.twitter.com/t76Y5f8g6S
— Jeanna Trotman (@JeannaTrotmanTV) July 15, 2024
Johnson was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 draft, and he more than lived up to the high billing. His career was only nine years, but he made the most of it. During his career, all in Detroit, the former Georgia Tech star hauled in 731 receptions for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns. In 2012, he nearly became the first player to eclipse 2,000 receiving yards in a season, finishing with 1,964 — a record that still stands.
Of course, Seahawks fans will remember Johnson for being on the other end of one of the more iconic Legion of Boom moments of all time. The Lions were in Seattle in 2015 — oddly enough, another Week 4 showdown on Monday Night Football — and they were gunning for an upset.
Trailing 13-10 with under two minutes left to play, Detroit had worked its way down to the Seahawks’ 11-yard line. Matthew Stafford found Johnson on third down, and it looked as if he was going to cruise for the go-ahead touchdown.
Kam Chancellor had other plans.
Maybe the most impressive prevention of what seemed like a guaranteed TD since Kam Chancellor on Calvin Johnson in 2015. pic.twitter.com/KydYneHHFo https://t.co/0IJZkOHYQf
— Mike Kennedy (@MikeKennedyNFL) December 24, 2023
Seattle held on for the 13-10 win, the Lions fell to 0-4, and Chancellor added another incredible highlight to his already impressive resume.
For as undeniably legendary as Johnson was, the Legion of Boom seemed to be his kryptonite. Overall, Johnson only had 12 receptions for 129 yards and no touchdowns in his three career games against the Seahawks.
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