When superstar wide receiver Calvin Johnson decided to retire at the age of 30, it created plenty of shockwaves throughout the league. At the time, many believed this was a knee-jerk reaction and that Johnson would eventually return to the game.

When asked about a potential return, Johnson immediately shut down any possibility of a return to the game he loves.

“I’m not coming back, man,” Johnson stated. “Look, man. I got stuff that’s going to hurt for the rest of my life. I got a finger that’s literally bone-on-bone. This bad boy, it gets smaller. The more and more I do, it grinds bone-on-bone.”

“Literally from last year, I went this year to get another X-ray and this is after I retired, I knew it was messed up but I didn’t know to what degree because it was hurt.”

Without Johnson, the Detroit Lions are currently in first place in the NFC North with a record of (9-5).

Source: ESPN