Lions Calvin Johnson’s $21 million cap number ties Lions’ hands

[News Bot]

Yes, the Lions have receiver Calvin Johnson under contract for one more year. Yes, they’d like to extend his contract. But the reality is that they need to. Johnson’s cap number for 2012, according to a source with knowledge of the contract, exceeds $21 million. That figure comes from a $14 million base salary, a…

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Source: ProFootballTalk.com

 

[NelsonsLongCatch]

Whoever thought the old rookie scale was a smart idea was INSANE.

The Lions need to deal with the giant contracts of Stafford (1st), Johnson (2) and Suh (2).