LIONS LEGEND
Kay Adams labels show guest Calvin Johnson ‘the coolest’ and claims ‘no wonder they called him Megatron’
Johnson also weighed in on where he'd like the Lions to focus in the Draft
WITH the NFL Draft just days away, a league legend has joined Kay Adams' show to reflect on his own Draft Day experiences.
Pro Football Hall of Famer and Detroit Lions legend Calvin Johnson was picked second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft out of Georgia Tech.
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Nicknamed Megatron, the star receiver went on to be named a First-team All-Pro three times and a Pro Bowler six times during his nine-year career.
Appearing on FanDuel TV's Up And Adams, Johnson was asked if he could recall which players he compared himself to when asked before being drafted.
"I don't remember exactly what I said," Johnson admitted.
"But I know at the time how I was looking at guys and how I wanted to put different pieces from everybody's game into my game.
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"So I was looking at Randy [Moss]. I wanna make plays like Randy.
"You wanna be durable like [Terrell Owens]. You wanna be consistent like a Marvin Harrison. You wanted to be a bruiser like Hines Ward.
"And try and put all of those things in one package."
Adams loved this response, commenting, "And that's how you're Megatron!"
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This exchange quickly made its way to the show's X account, formerly known as Twitter, where it was captioned, "No wonder why they called him 'Megatron.'"
Adams reshared the clip, adding, "Megatron is the coolest."
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As for his Draft night experience, Johnson admitted, "I thought I was going to stay at home.
"I thought I was going to go to Atlanta. I thought I was going to go to Tampa.
"Last place I thought I'd end up being was Detroit."
With the 2024 Draft set to kick off on Thursday, Adams took the opportunity to also ask Johnson who he hoped his Lions would pick.
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"My Draft wish is always just to beef up the defense," he said.
Johnson said be believed they "Have it on offense," noting that they can always look to "pad that up a little bit."
"But they say, 'Defense wins championships,'" he added.
The first round of the NFL Draft is scheduled to begin at 8 pm ET from downtown Detroit.
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Rounds two and three will take place on Friday from 7 pm ET, while rounds four through seven will start at noon ET on Saturday.
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The Lions currently possess seven picks, starting with 29th overall in the first round.
General manager Brad Holmes also has one second, third, and fifth-rounder, two sixths, and a seventh.
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