Calvin Johnson is making it easy for the Madden Curse.

[SubZeroDegrees]

The Detroit Lions receiver is hungry to shatter the NFL's single-season receiving mark en route to crossing 2,000 yards.

"It'd be great if I could do that," Johnson told the Detroit Free Press. "Yeah, it'd be fantastic."

It's not outside the realm of possibility. Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice set the league record in 1995 with 1,848 yards through the air. Isaac Bruce racked up 1,781 in the same season with the St. Louis Rams.

Megatron landed seventh all-time last season with 1,681, a major chunk of Matthew Stafford's 5,038-yard explosion. Johnson says he wants to top 100 yards per game, and he'll need to average that and more to shake down 2,000.

Rice played in a pass-first offense in 1995. Like Johnson, he was the core focus of every defensive scheme and still won matchups. That San Francisco 49ers squad was light on the ground in 1995, led by Derek Loville's 723 yards. The Lions are paper thin in the backfield, too, the possible catalyst for a monster season by Megatron.

 

[Richboi804]

 

[Double J]

@ Jerry Rice getting 1,848 yards. Dude really is the best ever and he doesn't have half the athleticism that Megatron does.

 

[jwinfield]

He'll be by week 5

 

[William Heavy]

@ Jerry Rice getting 1,848 yards. Dude really is the best ever and he doesn't have half the athleticism that Megatron does.

And in an era when defenses were allowed to be MUCH more physical.

That's my receiver

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

Calvin Johnson convicted of first degree murder

Calvin Johnson convicted of first-degree murder in roommate’s killing - Crime Scene - The Washington Post

A Fairfax County man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2011 killing of his roommate, according to court documents.

Calvin Johnson, 49, of the Alexandria section of Fairfax County pleaded guilty this month in the stabbing death of Kenneth J. Russell, 55, as part of a deal with prosecutors, according to court records.

Under the terms of the plea deal, Johnson will receive a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison.

Johnson called police Jan. 31, 2011, and told them that he had killed the man he shared an apartment with in the 7900 block of Audobon Avenue, according to a search warrant.

When officers arrrived at the scene, they found Russell dead of multiple stab wounds, police said. Johnson was taken into custody and later charged with murder.

Police declined to discuss a motive in the case.

Madden curse claiming the wrong Calvin Johnson

 

[jwinfield]

Calvin Johnson convicted of first degree murder

Calvin Johnson convicted of first-degree murder in roommate’s killing - Crime Scene - The Washington Post



Madden curse claiming the wrong Calvin Johnson

The Curse on some Terminator shyt this year

 

[Grifter]

Calvin Johnson convicted of first degree murder

Calvin Johnson convicted of first-degree murder in roommate’s killing - Crime Scene - The Washington Post



Madden curse claiming the wrong Calvin Johnson

Brees' curse hit his team.