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03-08-2016, 10:21 PM
Mega-gone: Calvin Johnson retires from NFL at age 30
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Calvin Johnson was so dominant as an NFL (http://mashable.com/category/nfl/) wide receiver for nine seasons that to get a feel for his greatness, all you had to do was play the Madden*video game for a few minutes. The man nicknamed Megatron was preposterously, unrealistically effective (http://mashable.com/2015/09/08/madden-nfl-16-megatron-catches-everything/) in Madden.
Yet — like Steph Curry unleashing a 40-foot jumpshot you simply k**w will go in — the game's version of him made perfect sense. It was somehow more realistic that way.*
**w, at the young footballing age of 30, Johnson has retired from the NFL, joining a growing list of players who have quit football early.
SEE ALSO: Marshawn Lynch forever: An ode to Beast Mode (http://mashable.com/2016/02/08/marshawn-lynch-retirement/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/08/calvin-johnson-retires/)
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Calvin Johnson was so dominant as an NFL (http://mashable.com/category/nfl/) wide receiver for nine seasons that to get a feel for his greatness, all you had to do was play the Madden*video game for a few minutes. The man nicknamed Megatron was preposterously, unrealistically effective (http://mashable.com/2015/09/08/madden-nfl-16-megatron-catches-everything/) in Madden.
Yet — like Steph Curry unleashing a 40-foot jumpshot you simply k**w will go in — the game's version of him made perfect sense. It was somehow more realistic that way.*
**w, at the young footballing age of 30, Johnson has retired from the NFL, joining a growing list of players who have quit football early.
SEE ALSO: Marshawn Lynch forever: An ode to Beast Mode (http://mashable.com/2016/02/08/marshawn-lynch-retirement/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/08/calvin-johnson-retires/)
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