Detroit Lions Players React to Calvin Johnson’s Monster Deal

A new contract the size of Calvin Johnson’s makes everyone take note, even his teammates. Here is what some of them were saying on twitter when the news broke earlier today:

Congrats to @Bigplaycj and the lions. Couldn’t happen to a better guy! Glad to have him back for a while!

— Matthew Stafford (@Staff_9) March 14, 2012

Congrats to@Bigplaycj you deserve every bit of it and some…

— Cliff Avril (@cliffavril) March 14, 2012

Goes about everything the way a player should. Well deserved.

— DeAndre Levy (@drelevy) March 14, 2012

I must say that was well deserved for Calvin Johnson. One of the hardest workers I’ve seen. Not to mention very humble. Happy for him!

— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisNFL) March 14, 2012

Congrats to my other big bro @Bigplaycj…well deserved!

— Aaron Berry (@LockDown717) March 14, 2012

congrats to @Bigplaycj – well deserved, and glad to know you will be with @DetroitLionsNFL for a long time.

— Barry Sanders (@BarrySanders) March 14, 2012

Congrats @Bigplaycj great player and great dude. He deserves $1 billion, but that would kill the cap.

— Bobby Carpenter (@Bcarp3) March 14, 2012

Congrats to my dude jizzile 81 u deserve it

— Kevin Smith (@kevinsmith34) March 14, 2012

Congrats to the homie @BigPlayCJ…deserves it real talk

— Justin Durant (@JDurant52) March 14, 2012

Congrats to @Bigplaycj on the new deal! Deserves every penny & more

— Jason Fox (@JasonFox70) March 14, 2012

#Megatron #CalvinJohnson earned every cent #BigPlayCJ

— Jahvid best (@J4hvidbest) March 14, 2012

Congrats @BigplayCj! The BEST in the GAME, gets BEST CONTRACT ever for a Wr. He more than deserves it! #BestForTheBest #LionBlood

— Nathaniel E Burleson (@Nate13Burleson) March 14, 2012

Holy super contract batman! Very happy for Calvin. Deserves every penny! #Lions

— Zack Follett (@ZakarianFollett) March 14, 2012

Great day for the NFL, Lions, and city of Detroit as Calvin Johnson signs an 8-year deal to potentially keep him a Lion for life.

— Jim Schwartz (@jschwartzlions) March 14, 2012

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