32 Of The Smartest NFL Players Of All Time

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Calvin Johnson

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This former American football wide receiver was a two-time All American at Georgia Tech. He was selected 2nd overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2007 NFL Draft. He was nicknamed Megatron after a Transformers character for his big hands, by teammate Roy Williams, which caught on with fans. He had a rare combination of size (6 ft 5 in & 239 lbs), strength, catching ability, leaping ability, speed, and body control. He also had a score of 41 in the Wonderlic test. He is regarded as the greatest wide receiver of all time, despite his early retirement in 2016, at the age of 30. He admitted that it became physically draining and a struggle even for basic practice routines. He knew it was time to leave the game and move on.