Detroit Lions Notes

Lions notes: Happy Birthday, Calvin Johnson

We miss you, Megatron.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion Sep 29, 2016, 11:00am EDT

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NFL: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears

Noted dance enthusiast Calvin Johnson turns 31 on Thursday. Here’s a brand new tribute video of the former Detroit Lions receiver:

Lions punter Sam Martin doesn’t see the point in the bizarre kickoff rule that cost the Lions nearly 35 yards in field position in Green Bay.

Here are the 100 most used words by Lions fans on Reddit during Week 3’s game against the Packers:

/r/DetroitLions' Most Used Words of Week 3, 2016 - Top 100

I joined the Chicago Bears’ podcast “Unnecessary Roughness” to preview Week 4 between the Lions and Bears.

Wednesday we posted an article about the Green Bay Packers’ holding tendencies. Former Lions offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz weighed in on the article on Twitter:

@cheeze_89 @PrideOfDetroit I would say those aren't holding calls. If those were called on me, I'd be upset
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) September 28, 2016

MLive broke down how Marvin Jones destroyed the Packers’ secondary with routes along the sideline.

Tahir Whitehead earned Pro Football Focus’ second-lowest grade among all linebackers in Week 3.

This week’s #AskaLion video features none other than the leading receiver in the NFL, Marvin Jones. Watch him reveal his secret talent of singing.