Calvin Johnson will reportedly retire from the Detroit Lions

Calvin Johnson the great Detroit Lions wide receiver has reportedly told his team he will retire from the NFL.

The Minnesota Vikings drafted Xavier Rhodes and Trae Waynes in part to deal with the big receivers in the NFC North, and none of these receivers was bigger than Calvin Johnson.

But if Sunday’s reports are true, the Vikings’ big corners will no longer have to match up against Calvin Johnson. According to ESPN, Johnson has informed the Lions that he will retire from the NFL.

Adam Schefter says Johnson has decided to walk away because after nine seasons his body is simply beaten down and he’s had enough. The Lions reportedly are still holding out hope that Johnson could change his mind.

Assuming Johnson sticks with his conviction to retire, the wide receiver will walk away with 731 career receptions for 11,619 yards and 83 TDs. He leaves holding the single-season record for receiving yards with 1,964 in 2012.

In 15 career games against the Vikings, Johnson finishes with 81 receptions for 1,095 yards and nine TDs. His biggest game against Minnesota came in 2012 when he caught 12 passes for 207 yards. Johnson went over 100 yards just twice in his career against the Vikings, but did top 80 yards seven times.

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Johnson went over 80 yards in each game against the Vikings in 2015 but the Lions lost both. That right there sums up Johnson’s career: Big impact on the field but not a ton of winning.

Johnson leaves having participated in just two playoff games in nine years. In a 2011 playoff game he caught 12 passes for 211 yards and two TDs but Detroit failed to get the win.

Xavier Rhodes handled Johnson pretty well in 2015 but he’s probably glad he doesn’t have to face the big wide-out again.