Calvin Johnson

Daunte Culpepper, who has two starts this season, will be under center if Stafford is unable to play. Wide receiver Calvin Johnson, bothered by hand and knee injuries, is listed as questionable for the Thanksgiving Day contest. He...

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Allen Park -- Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and receiver Calvin Johnson did not practice Tuesday and it's unlikely either will play Thursday. Johnson injured his left knee with 37 seconds left in the first quarter of Sunday's game...

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...had to sit and watch his teammates go through their only full practice of the week on Tuesday. So did standout receiver Calvin Johnson, who has hand and knee injuries. Even if Stafford isn't on the field, he has given long-suffering...

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions practiced Tuesday without quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who watched the workouts that were open to the media. The jersey that Lions QB Matthew Stafford wore Sunday...

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But he's extremely sore, as you'd expect. We'll see. You don't want to close the door on anybody." That status of receiver Calvin Johnson, who had a career-high 161 receiving yards, also is in doubt. He was listed on the official injury...

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson played the game that Detroit Lions fans had waited all season to see. Stafford set an NFL rookie passing record with 422 yards in Sunday's 38-37 victory over the Cleveland Browns...

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...Benny Sapp, a sixth-year NFL veteran, has faced most of the league's best receivers. He didn't hesitate to name the best. "Calvin Johnson is the best receiver in the league, hands down," Sapp said of the Lions star. "He's the complete...

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