Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson, Jr. returns to Detroit for high school football camp

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Calvin Johnson, Jr. is one of the best receivers of all-time, but Sunday the Detroit Lions Hall of Famer returned to the Motor City for a camp for high schoolers of all-positions. The camp, that was to free to those who participated, was held at the Allen Park Lions Practice facility.

Johnson spoke to campers about football and beyond.

Johnson, who played at Sandy Creek High School outside of Atlanta, Georgia still holds many Lions’ records — most receptions (731), receiving yards (11,619) and touchdowns (83). Those are great numbers when you consider, Johnson, whose nickname is Megatron, only played from 2007 through 2015 before retiring.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.