Lions could part ways with Calvin Johnson after this season

[beastson]

 

Crazy as it seems, Johnson carries a cap number of $20.558 million into the next league year. While a restructuring that converts, for example, $10 million of his $12.5 million salary into a signing bonus could cut the cap number down to $12.558 million, the maneuver would drive his 2016 cap number of $24 million up to $26 million.

 

At some point, Johnson may have to take less money in order to stick around. If he doesn’t want to do that, the Lions may have to part ways with him.

 

Injuries, of course, aren’t the big problem. The big problem is that cap hit. Florio points to the Lions attempts to trade up for Sammy Watkins and Mike Evans and ultimately drafting tight end Eric Ebron as proof they may be readying to lose Calvin Johnson.

 

[Hammerin'Cameron34]

Calvin and Kelvin...with Cam...not 1 ring, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5....

[Cary Kollins]

I'm no Marty Hurney when it comes to cap but there has to zero chance in hell we can afford Mr. Megatron.

[Mr. Scot]

With our cap situation?

 

I can't see us throwing out the kind of money it'd take to go after a player like Megatron.

 

[@bobbyagnese]

Florio is the master of awful speculation. This is the same guy that said the Bears would rather face Derek Anderson than Cam Newton. No way the Lions let go of the best WR of our decade. 

[beastson]

Not going to happen, just wanted to get everybody to fantasize 

[Udogg]

If he will take 1/2 of his payment in hog mollies, 1/4 in pie and the rest cash, we could make it work.

[t96]

Would he come here for $13-15M/year??? Forget Hardy and sign Megatron and them bam we've got ourselves an elite offense if we can draft or sign servicable tackles.

[TheRumGone]

i dont even see the lions parting with him.

 

when did he sign that contract like 3 years ago?

 

 

[frash.exe]

Calvin and Kelvin...with Cam...not 1 ring, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5....

[Mr. Scot]

i dont even see the lions parting with him.

 

when did he sign that contract like 3 years ago?

 

It's pretty hard to imagine.

 

But then Peyton Manning is a Bronco, so...

 

[cbarrier90]

I'll believe it when I see it. Rarely does any team ever get rid of a player as talented as he is in the prime of his career without legal issues. Might be Florio seeing a team start below expectations and trying to drum up some controversy.

[TheRumGone]

It's pretty hard to imagine.

 

But then Peyton Manning is a Bronco, so...

 

 

completely different scenarios

[TheRumGone]

Not. Gonna. Happen.

That said, if The Whiners or Seahawks go after him, we must do everything in our power to acquire him.

 

if that happens i will fuging die