Calvin Johnson: Rodgers tried to recruit me to Packers

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson revealed there was mutual interest between him and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in joining forces during his playing days.

On a recent episode of the "All the Smoke" podcast with retired NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Johnson said Rodgers would often try to recruit him to Green Bay when their teams faced each other.

"Whenever we played Green Bay, you know Aaron Rodgers, whenever he was over on our sideline, I'd just be standing there, he'd be over, 'Hey man, you need to come on over here,'" Johnson recalled. "I was like, 'Man, I wish I could, dude.'"

Johnson spent his entire nine-year NFL career with the Lions before retiring in 2016 at the age of 30. He remains the franchise's all-time leader in receptions (731), receiving yards (11,619), and touchdowns (83).