Amid being shocked with the information he’d be inducted into the Detroit Lions’ ring of honor, Calvin Johnson additionally acquired a shock message from an previous pal.
Throughout his movie star golf outing Monday, the Corridor of Famer discovered he will probably be inducted into the “Delight of the Lions,” becoming a member of the likes of different legends together with Lomas Brown, Chris Spielman, Herman Moore, and others.
Becoming a member of the “Up and Adams” present with Kay Adams, Johnson additionally discovered he had a message from a former teammate, Nate Burleson.
“We knew it could occur,” Burleson stated within the video. “I imply, it was inevitable due to the legacy you left on the sector. It was an honor to play with you and I simply love seeing you get your flowers.”
The 2 shared the sector from 2010 to 2013 and clearly have remained shut in spite of everything these years.
“Take pleasure in. Take all of it in. That is what you labored for, this second proper right here,” Burleson says.
Because the video ends, you possibly can see Megatron wiping his eye.
“He was one among my finest teammates,” he stated. “That’s my canine, man.”
Johnson will probably be inducted into the Delight of the Lions throughout halftime of the staff’s homecoming recreation on Sept. 30, towards the Seattle Seahawks on “Monday Night time Soccer.”
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