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Calvin Johnson Jr. (born September 29, 1985), nicknamed "Megatron", is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech, where he was recognized as an All-American twice. On March 14, 2012, Johnson signed an eight-year, contract extension with the Lions, one of the largest sports contracts ever. Johnson has a rare combination of size (6ft 5 in and 239lb), hands, speed (40-yard dash in 4.35 seconds), strength, leaping ability, body control and hand-eye coordination. His nickname "Megatron", a Transformers character, was given to him by former Lions wide receiver Roy Williams, and the name caught on with fans. On December 22, 2012, Johnson broke Jerry Rice's single-season record for receiving yards, which had previously been 1,848, and Johnson finished the 2012 season with 1,964 yards, an average of almost 123 yards per game.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Calvin Johnson Stats - Detroit Lions - ESPN )〕 In that same Saturday night game versus the Atlanta Falcons, Johnson also set the NFL records for consecutive 100-yard games (8) and consecutive games with 10 or more receptions (4). He also tied Hall of Famer Michael Irvin's record for most 100-yard games in a season with 11. ==Early years== Johnson was born to Calvin and Arica Johnson on September 29, 1985 in Newnan, Georgia.〔 Johnson was 6 feet tall in middle school, and 6 feet 4 inches in 10th grade. He attended Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia and was a student, a letterman in football, and a baseball standout. In football, he was a three-year starter as a wide receiver. As a sophomore, he made 34 receptions for 646 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a junior, Johnson caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns.〔 His number, 81, was retired on October 22, 2010. Johnson was rated among the nation's top10 wide receivers and top100 players by virtually every recruiting analyst. He was tabbed the No. 4 wide receiver and No.15 player in the nation by TheInsiders.com, and named to the Super Southern 100 by the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', the Rivals100 by Rivals.com, TheInsiders.com Hot 100, the SuperPrep All-America 275 and the Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team.〔 He was also rated the No.1 player in Georgia, No. 12 in the Southeast and No.37 in the nation by Rivals.com, the No.7 wide receiver in the nation by SuperPrep, and first-team all-state selection (Class AAAA) by the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution''. Finally, he was tabbed to the AJC's preseason Super11.〔 By the time he was a junior, he was ranked as within the top10 wide receivers and the top100 players in the nation by almost every writer.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Calvin Johnson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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