While being interviewed in Italy during a press conference for the Italian Bowl XXXVI, former Detroit Lions wide receiver Johnson revealed a reason for his 2015 retirement unknown to the public. "I was stuck in my contract with Detroit, and they would not release my contract, so I would have to come back to them," said 31-year-old Johnson. "I didn't see the chance for them to win a Super Bowl at the time, and for the work I was putting it, it wasn't worth my time to keep on beating my head against the wall and not going anywhere." 🏈#nfloffseason #nflpodcast #nfltoday #nfltopics #nflnews #football #freeagency #nflfreeagency #calvinjohnson #detroitlions #footballpodcast #footballtopics #footballmoves #nba #nbanews #nbaoffseason #nbatoday #nbanews #nbatopics #nbasummerleague #sports #sportspodcast #sportsjournalists #tde #triroc #trirocpodcast