[Lions] Calvin Johnson Denies Rift With Matthew Stafford
Gridironfans.com —
... Johnson, who ignored Stafford and turned away. Several sources who were on the sideline said Stafford approached Johnson later in the game and smoothed things over. The situation was apparently serious enough for Lions head coach Jim Schwartz to investigate the matter and talk to both players. "Frustrated with the loss. If we win, all of that's out the window,'' Johnson said. "There's no problem with us, people are just blowing it out of proportion.''
Source: MLive.com ...
[Lions] Lions WR Calvin Johnson Denies Rift With QB Matt Stafford
Gridironfans.com —
... Johnson, who ignored Stafford and turned away. Several sources who were on the sideline said Stafford approached Johnson later in the game and smoothed things over. The situation was apparently serious enough for Lions head coach Jim Schwartz to investigate the matter and talk to both players. "Frustrated with the loss. If we win, all of that's out the window,'' Johnson said. "There's no problem with us, people are just blowing it out of proportion.''
Source: MLive.com ...
Calvin Johnson denies any rift with Stafford
ProFootballTalk.com —
Lions receiver Calvin Johnson had a frustrating return to the lineup Sunday, catching just two passes for 27 yards against the Seahawks. Some of that frustration apparently spilled over to the sideline when television cameras caught quarterback Matthew Stafford and Johnson in a quarterback-wide receiver tiff. Stafford said something to Mr. Megatron, who ignored his quarterback and walked away. Several sources told MLive.com that Stafford came over to his star receiver and smoothed things over later in the game. "Frustrated with the loss. If we win, all of that's out the ...
Biggs: Unrest in Motown? Johnson denies rift with QB
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors —
So, maybe it s not T.O. and Tony, but it makes for some good soap opera anyway. Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson and quarterback Matthew Stafford were caught in a sideline snit by television cameras on Sunday when the Lions managed the very difficult in turning a 17-0 lead in the first quarter into a 32-20 loss. Calvin Johnson AP Calvin Johnson When Stafford was talking to Johnson on the bench, the wide receiver turned away from him to ignore what he had to say , reports Tom Kowalski of MLive.com. Frustrated with the loss. If we win, all of that's out the window, ...
The Links: Jeremy Tyler is struggling and could Allen Iverson end up on the New York Knicks?
It's Just Sports —
... : The Redskins are interested in signing Larry Johnson. Of course they are. Killer! : Jim Schwartz on the Calvin Johnson/Matt Stafford dustup: "You want to be happy and cheerful and you want to win football games, and there are things that you have to work through and there are going to be times that you need to talk things out and stuff like that. I don't even see it as being an issue. I know it's not for the players, and I don't understand why somebody would make it an issue when it's not even an issue." Um ... ...
not midseason grades
The Lions In Winter —
... I was officially alarmed by this Stafford/Megatron “sideline tiff” stuff; the relationship these two have will be the foundation this team is built on—and if Megatron is fed up with Stafford and losing and Detroit and goes Roy Williams on us . . . it’s going to be horrible. While I buy all the denials and assurances and glossing-overs Schwartz & Co. are handing out ...
