Calvin Johnson Named To NFL All-Pro Team

by Sean Yuille on Jan 6, 2012 4:55 PM EST in Detroit Lions News

The Associated Press' 2011 NFL All-Pro Team was announced today. Calvin Johnson, the only Detroit Lions player on the team, received 49 of the 50 votes, meaning he came up just short of being a unanimous selection. Even so, he, along with Jared Allen, received the most votes of all the players on the All-Pro Team, and he was thrilled to be selected.

"That’s sweet," Johnson said. "That’s one of the best honors you can have other than being a Super Bowl champion. To be an All-Pro is a tremendous honor."

As Tim Twentyman noted, Johnson is the Lions' first offensive player to be selected to the All-Pro Team since Barry Sanders and Herman Moore were on it in 1997. He is the second Lions player to be on it in the last two seasons, as Ndamukong Suh was named an All-Pro a year ago. This year, Suh received only one vote.

One other interesting thing worth noting is that the guards on the All-Pro Team are New Orleans' Carl Nicks and Jahri Evans. Not since 1953 has one team had two guards on the All-Pro Team. Interestingly enough, it was the Lions' Lou Creekmur and Dick Stanfel who pulled off that feat in '53.

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Happy to see CJ finally gettting the recognition he deserves

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by detroit_fan on Jan 6, 2012 5:03 PM EST reply actions

Congrats CJ!

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by Detroitnr1 on Jan 6, 2012 5:08 PM EST reply actions

Awesome!

and here is to our collective fingers in the air to Chris Carter!

by haywood on Jan 6, 2012 5:15 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Congrats. Well Deserved....

But who was the lone one vote????

by mhout005 on Jan 6, 2012 5:41 PM EST reply actions

Chris Carter, haha.

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by TheLoneDavid on Jan 6, 2012 8:36 PM EST up reply actions

Who should be fired..

The people or person who decided that Allen shouldn’t be on his ballet and/or the guy that decided Johnson wasn’t worthy either.

Btw how does this all-pro team work? I swear every year there is about 20 “all-pro” teams that all count besides the official one and if you get one vote does that make you an all-pro as well?

by Lionsfan012 on Jan 6, 2012 6:18 PM EST reply actions

Probably the same guy that split his vote between Brees and Rogers

Seriously, though, a vote should be an odd number so there will always be a majority.

by mcivor on Jan 6, 2012 7:24 PM EST up reply actions

Congrats Megatron...

without a doubt should of went 50 for 50 hands down or hands up the best in the game, rumor has it there gonna make CJ use one hand next year to give the db s a chance.

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by SmittyJ on Jan 6, 2012 9:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions

ummmm.... fucking duh!

We all knew this was gonna happen…..well all but cris carter….and what will he say now? Can Sean or someone here post the 6 or 7 guys cris carter said cj was behind?…. I can’t find it….I know Andre Johnson was one,desean Jackson was another….but the rest escape me..

by hostage42 on Jan 6, 2012 9:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Larry Fitzgerald
Roddy White
Reggie Wayne
Andre Johnson
Desean Jackson

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by Lionsfan012 on Jan 6, 2012 9:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

LOL

DeSean Jackson and Reggie Wayne…

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by Latif Masud on Jan 6, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions

lol!

Thanks….. Again I say “who”? None….and I mean none of these guys are on megatron level! I mean come on’ man get the hell outta here with them names….. Reggie Wayne? Desean Jackson? Andre Johnson? He’s hurt so I won’t include him…. But no coach on this earth would sit Calvin johnson in favor of any of these guys…..and further more no coach would throw any of these guys the ball in the end zone ,last play of the game if they really needed it above megatron! So hope cris makes a new list…..

by hostage42 on Jan 6, 2012 11:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions