Megatron on Hall of Fame career, losing seasons in Detroit, cannabis & retiring early | The Pivot
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NFL stars are constantly in the limelight, appearing in articles, on shows and receiving large followings on social media. But this Hall of Fame Wide Receiver became a household name with one of the most iconic nicknames in sports, yet he was relatively unknown off the field.
Ryan, Channing, and Fred sit down with Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin “Megatron” Johnson to learn more about the man Ryan refers to as the “urban legend” of football. Calvin Johnson, better known as Megatron, and one of the most iconic Wide Receivers to ever play the game talks about his Hall of Fame career despite losing seasons and how he overcame the 0-16 year in Detroit, purpose and passion for promoting cannabis and healing while sharing stories of his family, opening up about some of his dangerous hobbies and reveals why he had to retire from the NFL before marriage.
Valuing consistency over talent and understanding that those who have both consistency and talent are the unique ones as Calvin explains his journey to the guys and shares the reason of why he retired before getting married. The man who was once the most feared receiver in the league has turned his football-based lifestyle into a way of life focused around his family and other endeavors. Calvin explains walking away from the game at an early age was a move he doesn't regret although it shocked the football world, he respects the game and describes how he continues to bring a level of excellence to every facet of his life based on his mental approach to the game. He may not be Megatron anymore, but fame was never Johnson’s focus anyways as it was always about camaraderie with the guys and consistency on the field.
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Calvin Johnson gave me a scholarship to go to school through his foundation. His family and he were absolutely classy people. Some of the most awesome people I’ve ever met. Thank you again brother!!
What a great story. Congrats to you. Hopefully you're moving into a space in life where you can do something fantastic for someone else and continue to pass on the good will.
I’m the 100th like to your comment first off lol 😂 but second and most importantly that’s amazing to hear ! Congrats to you! And awesome you were able to meet one of the greatest receivers of all time 🙏🏽
@hcromwell661 not yet but definitely intend to . I mentor young professionals in the healthcare administration field
Prior to his birth Calvin’s parents were my next door neighbors in College Park. His pop’s and I would engage in games of chess as he waited to be called for a railroad assignment. A great and respected family would be an understatement.
That’s what’s up.
Calvin johnson a legend
As a kid watching matt stafford closing his eyes and tossing that ball to Megatron in quadruple coverage was crazy
Love
😂
duh
🤣🤣🤣💯
“He’s down there somewhere “
On everything 😂🤣😂🤣
When he started talking about the science behind the cannabis I just smiled. This is megatron and this is Calvin Johnson. Black excellence. He is one of the most elite football players ever and he didn’t even need the game, clearly. One of one
I'm from Detroit. Megatron represented Detroit well. We Detroiters work with what we have.
We back!
F Detroit
Megatron reps Detroit so well, still got the Tigers hat on. So wish this man got a ring.
He lives in Bloomfield Hills if im not mistaken.
@@Bdk2036Like most Michigan stars and athletes! Bloomfield and West Bloomfield
Megatron easily had the best prime of any WR ever. He's my #1 WR all-time but he has to be in everyone's top 5 for sure.
I got him as my goat too over moss and rice
Rice moss fitz megatron t.o
if youve got rice, moss, t.o., and Megatron downfield in single coverage, youre best bet it to throw to Calvin
My Top 2
Moss Megatron are the best over everybody
Rice by a country mile. Not really close
I'm happy that every story is not a struggle story.
Right
Calvin Johnson is the best receiver I've ever had the chance to watch. I have a vivid memory of waking up on a cold, snowy morning near Chicago, Illinois and watching the Lions on a snowy Sunday afternoon. Watching Calvin go up, grab that ball and come down get a facemask full of snow is something I'll never forget. One of my favorite moments ever. And it was just a normal play for Calvin. Legend.
It was against the eagles. I was there. I remember watching him shake his head and told my girl “I think this is it for him 😞”
Greatest WR to ever play. Career shouldn't matter in a team game. Eye test? Nobody is or ever was as good. Just an absolute machine.
This conversation, was soo relaxing, and inspiring! His mom, sent him to his sister, in college, on the weekends, to tutor him. Wow!
Megatron is a dope nickname but Beastmode and Night Train are up there as well.
What’s cool is both Megatron and Beastmode come from the Transformers lol.
There was an old 3D show of the Transformers called *BEAST WARS* and Megatron was the primary villain. The T REX.
Whenever the good transformer would switch into animal form they’d yell *BEAAAAAAAST MODE* 🦍 🤖
Dr J as well.
Bro we need Adrian Peterson
Facts
Big facts
No
No 🧢
Don't think he's ready to talk about his personal life to include. Money problems and children just yet
Calvin is hands down one of my favorite NFL players. His game preparation and attention to detail set the standard for all NFL players. His humility is a testament to the amazing human being he is. I truly wish he would have gotten the opportunity to play for a team that was a championship contender. Through all of the team disappointments he still managed to define what a true TEAM player is. Thanks to the Pivot team for another awesome conversation. ❤🙏🏾
Channing in his element with the Atlanta connection! I’ll never forget seeing Calvin rock that #21 at GA Tech with the visors!! Constant highlights
Growing up in the late 2000s- early 2010s as a bears fan this man was my favorite player next to Hester. Calvin vs Tillman was a movie
Tillman was a shorter CB too! Two amazing players
@@emgu1205 He was 6'2, not short.
The division was very entertaining back then
The Bears had Hester, Peanut, and of course Urlacher
The Vikings had Adrian Peterson
The Lions had Megatron and Stafford
The Packers had Aaron Rodgers
Fun matchups for sure 💯
Channing's laughter is infectious and the Pivot deep dives into who that person is in facets other than sports. Their growth❤❤❤
Megatron was awesome ASF dude was a monster on the field still my favorite receiver till this day!!
We need to see Arian Foster
Facts !
And he need to bring his podcast back that and drink champs first podcast I started following consistently. Crazy to see how far podcasting has come
Fasho
Yes! Arian would be great😊
hell yeah! won me so many fantasy leagues lol
Megatron is forever etched as one of the goats of all time. Imagine him on a contender each season. He would’ve put up even crazier numbers. Salute to you Calvin! 🙏
This man is a legend. He got double teamed his entire career and still put up crazy numbers. I get why he walked away when he did. Respect ✊🏾 👏🏾👏🏾
My Megatron story is at a training camp in 2014. My son was in line for an autgraph session. He walked out w Slay & Mathis prior to practice, so was so geeked and happy w how cool they were. Well, behind us in line, was a kid w down syndrome. Calvin, Stafford, Bush, Dan O, etc, were going to a corporate tent to sign autographs and take pictures. Calvin actually walked over to the kid behind us w down syndrome and started signing stuff for this kid. He ghosted everyone else, but still, the character he has to do that. That was amazing. Megatron has a heart of gold.
One of my favorite players ever. Dude was fucking incredible
He damn sure was , son he was scary to Defend 😅😅😅
Detroit Adores this man
Facts. Represents the city well.
Thank you for this one as a detroiter seeing Calvin for years gave Detroit hope this a good one for sure well needed
Was so fun to watch him here in detroit, wish he couldve had a playoff run he def did everything he could to get wins. Class act and better person off the field too y hes still so loved here in the D
Ryan kills me! He’s like an ex pimp turned preacher struggling not to curse and indulge in the old life 😂! Freddie T real smooth like he still got a cartel 🔌
Megatron is a good nickname but the greatest nickname in sports is "Magic" ...hell I was surprised when I learned his name was Earvin
True...Magic is best! I didn't think of that..damm..magic is really good
Facts. He's more known as Magic than Earvin
Nah its Megatron for me.
Our 0-16 season will never be forgotten, but Calvin was my guy and the Lions have always been. 313 to 305🦁🎉💪🏽
Megatron...Thank you for sharing your "accepting Christ" experience. That was awesome. 😎
Calvin Johnson is amazing man. Love how he talked about waiting for marriage and family until after playing because he wanted to keep all buckets full. Love this pod, keep doing great things!
Tron will forever be that Guy and it don't matter who your team is. This interview confirmed what I think everyone already knew when you spoke about him which is he's a good person and played the way he lived hard working and humble. LEGENDARY 🎤👊🏼✊🏼💯
CJ IS SO SMART AND REASONABLE AND CONFIDENT IN HIS OWN SKIN. his accomplishments are what you can achieve when overcoming insecurities and low self esteem
seems like just a good decent person
Detroit retired 2 HOF because of losing . We watched Megaton but didn't realise he was the best because we didn't think teams played hard against them . But w/ Matt at QB, it was an unstoppable combo . He looks like he can still play !
Amon Ra is that next master of consistency just as Calvin said, Love my Lions,
Great nicknames:
Black Jesus
Black Mamba
Air Jordan
Megatron
Sweetness
Nigerian nightmare
Iron Mike
Skip to my Lou
King James 👑
Shaq diesel
Wilt the stilt
Deion Sanders: Prime Time
Dale Earnhardt: "The Intimidator"
William "The Refrigerator" Perry
Dick "Night Train" Lane
Jerome Bettis: "The Bus"
Julius "Dr. J" Erving
"Broadway" Joe Namath
George Herman "Babe" Ruth
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Lemon pepper Lou
Hakeem The Dream!
Megatron is cold as a nickname 😂
Mannn gonna rewatch some Megatron highlights oui....GREATNESS
GOAT! Calvin is where my love for the Lions and Football started. One man show, I will never forget watching his legendary performance against the Cowboys live.
Genuine guy, went on a visit to GT and he and another teammate took us out to dinner. Def a LEGEND!🔥
Most dominant receiver of all time imo… this dude was my childhood
Jerry Rice at the age of 40, had more catches (92) than Calvin Johnson had in 7 out of his 9 seasons.
Jerry Rice at the age of 40, had more receiving yards (1,211) than Calvin Johnson had in 5 out of his 9 seasons. Case closed!
Jerry had Stickum and Joe Montana and Steve Young.... Calvin has the Lions
@@Megatron_James_Brady8121 excuses
Why isn't the pivot at a million subscribers Yet?????? Come on!
With all the fame he still so so humble shout out to his parents for raising such a humble and kind soul thanks King for all the great memories as a fan of the game keep doing great things King.
so glad calvin and the lions FINALLY got back on the same page
Ryan Clark's hoodie tuff
Thank you!...it's from @freestyle.dreams
Shawne Lights out Merriman. A Charger that gave us hope again on the defensive side. Had the best Sack Dance in NFL history.
The light switch
I definitely appreciate this. Love this platform from you guys.💯💪🏾✊🏾
He my favorite player of all time we will probsly see another dude with his speed and size I freaking miss watching him, thank you calvin! Legend!
After all this time ppl still think Calvin Johnson played in the triple option offense at GA Tech🤦🏾♂️...
Not that year they knew what they had in CJ
He played from 04-06 triple option didn’t come to gt till 09
While not the option, Chan Gailey's offense was very run heavy- we had the ACC's leading rusher three or four years in a row
Demaryius Thomas (RIP) did. But not Calvin.
@@tigerstallion Reggie was the only one of those QBs under Gailey, Hamilton and Godsey were O'Leary's QBs.
My favorite WR of all time. Thank you for this interview 🙏🏾💯
Reggie Bush next he just got his Heisman trophy back would be a great interview.
You guys are the best interviewers in getting your guest to their story. Great job guys!👍
As a bears fan. Megatron is the best receiver ive ever seen. So many beaten double coverages
Great interview. I really enjoyed this one!
Been waiting on this one for a MIN 👏🏾👏🏾
If you had Calvin …. Now you HAVE to bring Bam Bam Kam
For all the people that has never ski or snowboard before, the best way to learn is to start on the highest slope. Dont start off on the bunny slopes. At least for snowboarding anyways.
Always liked the way this guy balled out. Now to see a different more personal side of him is even more awesome! Legend all around 👏🏼
"Game day didn't retire me, preparation for game day retired me"!
~Ryan Clark~
The older you get(whether in sports or at work), the longer the recovery time is and the more difficult it becomes. Winning makes playing through the pain seem worth it! 0-16 will most definitely make retirement look like a more viable option... especially if you are financially stable.
Megatron's sister went to Clark Atlanta and we was talking. Funny how she told me that her brother played football and he is good at GTech. Didn't even know that was him back then. Megatron your sister was 🔥🔥🔥🔥 back at Clark bro
Salute to the Pivot!! Shoutout to Megatron!!
This was a great interview! 🔥
I AM MEGATRON! Great interview. The Pivot never disappoints!
Watching him over the years as a kid, it was great. Die hard hawks fan, but this the mfking GOAT at WR
Megatron greatest nickname ever!!! Calvin Johnson was freaking unguardable!!!
Another great interview. The Pivot❤
I love that y'all got Calvin on Great Episode
Y'all gotta get Julio Jones on here
Megaton is such a humble authentic dude. Great interview ❤
The up and down with Fred's audio was the only knock on this one.. GREAT EPISODE!! Even though as a Chicagoan I couldn't stand Megatron!!!
Channing always look like he just did something
Calvin got these boys high as hell its alot of glossy eyes up there 😂😂😂
Another one Blessings to you Brothers 🙏🏾
Megatron let's get it
I know Jerry hold the record for stats and rings but if I'm starting a team the first WR I'm picking is Megatron. You put him in Jerry spot on the 49ers and they winning eight straight super bowls.
Great interview!!!
Love this one .We need Ray Lewis fellas!!!!
👏🏾Great interview!!👏🏾👊🏾
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌🏾 this was real good!!
I think Magic is the best nickname of Al time, it’s so great you dam near forget his name is Ervin.
MegaTron is a LEGEND! Great interview!
CJ Megatron greatness. I can't help but see 50 cent during this interview. Love his personality drive look on life
That calvin johnson, tashard choice and reggie ball is what got me interested in football and dj shockley and thomas brown a muhammad massoquoi
great interview, megatron one of the greatest ‼️
If I could pick ONE WR for one game for my life it would be Megatron in his prime. Jerry, Randy, TO, all had better careers, but in his absolute prime, Calvin Johnson was the best I ever saw. Unstoppable.
Haha you know nothing of what you speak. That so-called one game for your life is called the Super Bowl. Jerry Rice played in 4 Super Bowls. He had 33 catches 589 yards and 8 touchdowns.
That’s an average of 8 catches 147 yards and 2 touchdowns per Super Bowl. Rice had 3 touchdowns in two separate Super Bowl appearances. Jerry Rice has a 215 yard receiving game in a Super Bowl. He had over 10 catches in two separate Super Bowls. He had over 148 yards receiving in 3 separate Super Bowls. There is simply no receiver comparable that you can measure to Jerry Rice.
Hahaha u know nothing of what you speak.... the guy you’re replying to is right on the money with his original statement
@@Megatron_James_Brady8121 yeah ok pal. You have no facts to support your claim. You just will site what if’s and make believe scenarios. Calvin not on Rice level.
I won back to back in fantasy because of Megatron 😆 dude was different
Keep doing this podcast gees you bring soberly journalism to book…
Omg I know that feeling ❤❤❤
Gr8 interview funny, deep, insightful…
I am an idiot. I was born and raised in Newnan Georgia, and I had no idea that Calvin was from Newnan. I graduated and moved away from Newnan about a year after he was born.
Beautiful story 🙌🏾
The reason I love football today!!! We love you Megatron!!!
Great to see Megatron!
My favorite receiver ever hands down no comparison and ge still had 5 good yrs left in the tank
The last time I hit my sister my brother kicked me in my face😂 I felt that part of the conversation so deep 😅😂
Great interview
I'd put Megatron up against any WR in NFL history. He was THAT good. Loved to watch him play.
Jerry Rice at the age of 40, had more catches (92) than Calvin Johnson had in 7 out of his 9 seasons.
Jerry Rice at the age of 40, had more receiving yards (1,211) than Calvin Johnson had in 5 out of his 9 seasons. Case closed!
Never a bad interview !!!!
Calvin Johnson will always be a Detroit Legend because He stayed, he could of left but he stayed
💛🖤💛... Hi my 3 Guys. I watched Calvin Johnson Tue nite, to sleepy to comment then my bad.. Y'all did it again. You Hit it out the BallPark. Great interview & very informative. For someone who never had Cannabis, but around it alot
(nieces & nephews) @ family Gathering "its Aunty we going under the tree". I learned alot from this session. I never thot bad bout Weed anyway, but now at 57 w these bad knees, back bout to have Rotator Cuff Surgery, it may be in my future.. lol. ❤❤❤❤ you 3, keep up the GoodWork.. 🙏🏾 Together, Stay Together... can't wait til Friday 🥰
Megatron for President