Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson will play against the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. Johnson was listed as questionable on the Saturday injury report with an ankle injury that kept him out of practice on Thursday and Saturday.
Calvin Johnson will play vs. Saints
Johnson was questionable with an injury, but he will be active against the Saints on Monday.
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He was able to practice in a limited capacity on Friday and there were no reported setbacks with the injury, and most expected he would be available for Monday’s game.
Johnson is playing well this year, though not at the elite level he enjoyed prior to 2014. He finished the 2012 season with almost 2,000 receiving yards and he notched 1,492 yards in 2013. However, he played in just 13 games in 2014 and had 1,077 yards.
He is slightly behind that pace this season, with 71 receptions for 981 yards and seven touchdowns in 13 games. He is still the team's leading receiver, ahead of Golden Tate, who is also having a down year. Tate has 675 yards and four touchdowns, while running back Theo Riddick and tight end Eric Ebron are next on the stat sheet in receiving yardage.
Monday’s game has no playoff implications for either team, but with jobs potentially on the line for players and the coaching staff, everyone in Detroit will be happy to see Johnson active.
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