5 reasons Calvin Johnson should hang it up

5. Uncertainty in Detroit

The Detroit Lions finished their season strong and won six out of the final eight games, which led to head coach Jim Caldwell keeping his job for the time being. However, the team is still undergoing a regime change and there is a lot of uncertainty for the future with the front office, coaching staff and players.

There’s no guarantee that anything could remain in place by the time the Lions take the field next season, which means it is a great time for Calvin Johnson to go out on top and leave the city as one of the greatest ever to put on a Lions uniform.

His job with the Lions is also one of those uncertainties as well in Detroit. If Johnson chose to stay with the Lions, then they would have a very big decision to make in regards to his contract next season. Johnson is currently slated to make $16 million, which carries a cap hit of $24 million for Detroit.

That means that Detroit is going to have to make some big choices if they’re going to keep that kind of contract on the books, which might require them sacrificing in certain areas when it comes to free agency and retaining some of their own players.

Add in the fact that it could be any amount of time again before the Lions are postseason contenders again and it doesn’t exactly look like too bright of a future for the Lions as they try to figure things out.

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