Calvin Johnson
Retired WR Calvin Johnson mentioned during an interview with ESPNโs Michael Smith that the Lions were handing out painkillers โlike candy.โ
โI guess my first half of my career before they really, you know, before they were like started looking over the whole industry, or the whole NFL, the doctors, the team doctors and trainers they were giving them out like candy, you know?โ Johnson said. โIf you were hurting, then you could get โem, you know. It was nothing. I mean, if you needed Vicodin, call out, โMy ankle hurt,โ you know. โI need, I need it. I canโt, I canโt play without it,โ or something like that. It was simple. Thatโs how easy it was to get โem, you know. So if you were dependent on โem, they were readily available.โ
Johnson added that it became clear that he couldnโt do what it would take to overcome the injuries heโs dealt with over the years.
โI know where my bodyโs at, know how it feels, you know,โ Johnson said. โI know how it felt to one, get it to go every day. And to be out there actually doing it every day, you know โ the pain to do it. So Iโm just like โ and you canโt take Toradol and pain medicine every day, you know. You gotta give that stuff a rest, and that was one thing I wasnโt willing to do.โ
Cardinals
- Adam Caplan reports that Cardinals OLB Zack Wagenmann suffered a โtweakโ of his lower leg during OTAs, but is expected to be back for training camp.
Giants
Giants QB Eli Manning believes they are definitely a playoff team this year.
โYes, definitely,โ said Manning, via Newsday. โWe added some great players in the offseason, we were aggressive in free agency, but we still have a lot of our core guys back, especially on offense. They made some good moves on defense, so, I think getting some guys back healthy, the talent is there.โ
โWe were close to that last year, and I feel we should be better just by the players weโve added,โ Manning said. โOur defense being better should get us more turnovers, more opportunities with the ball. Itโs the third year in this offense for me and a lot of the guys.โ
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