Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson has the nickname of Megatron for a reason, but after the latest bit of news, we have even more respect for him.
The Detroit News is confirming an earlier rumor from regarding Johnson, and it’s that he played 2012 season with three broken fingers.
Calvin Johnson confirmed that he played with broken fingers last season. Said he’s been trying to straighten them out. No offseason surgery
— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) May 20, 2013
The Lions have taken issue at times with Johnson telling all the teams in-house injury secrets. Johnson was never on the teams injury report for anything but a thumb injury.