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• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• 3x First-Team All-Pro • 2x Second-Team All-Pro
• 5x Pro Bowler
• NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
• Buccaneers Ring of Honor
Was teammates with Lomas on the Buccanners in 2002, winning Super Bowl XXXVII together
“Obviously a giant human being, which was an asset to our team. He came in and I didn’t really know much about him – I was young at that time. Just the way he played the game, the way he approached it – he came right in and was impactful in the room, and he’s a pro, man. The one thing that I took away from all of the older guys that I came into the building with was how professional they were. When Lomas came in, he took that to a different level because he had been around so long. He was one of our greatest offensive linemen and he was only there for a short period of time with us.
Lomas would fit right in with today’s league because so many teams are putting an emphasis on being a good man. The Bucs have a program that says, ‘I am that man.’ Well, he could relate to that now because he is the guy that comes to work, football matters, being a good teammate and person in the community matters. He just approached the game with some humility while still grinding and that’s an admirable trait. That’s exactly what the Hall of Fame represents.
If you’re really good at your job as an offensive lineman, nobody’s talking about you. There’s no real splash plays. You’re expected to do your job effectively, diligently and with a little bit of violence, but you never see it on the highlights. You’ll have to watch with a critical eye to understand why a great running back is sprung for a big run, or why a quarterback never gets hit. It’s often overlooked, and the guys doing that are the biggest guys on the field. Everybody that knows football understands what the good ones look like, and Lomas was definitely one of those.”
“He was one of the best linemen. He should be in; there’s no question about it. He was the best player of his era at that position. The problem is, he played in Detroit. I was born in Detroit, so I know that they don’t get the right publicity. He’s always been a great player. I don’t know, I don’t understand it. There are about five linemen like that who deserve to be in, and he’d be the number one guy.”
• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• 3x First-Team All-Pro
• 4x First-Team All-Pro
• 6x Pro Bowler
• NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
• Browns Ring of Honor
• Bills Wall of Fame
Is from Detroit and spent one season in the NFL during Lomas’ career (1985)
“I think Hall of Famers – I don’t compare between eras – but were you the best at the time you played? And Lomas Brown was one of the best left tackles in football the whole time he played. He was just phenomenal. He was a guy that had no weaknesses, and he did it his entire career. If that’s not Hall of Fame worthy, I don’t know what is.”
• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• 2x Super Bowl Champion
• NFL 2000s All-Decade Team Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor
Was the Vikings’ defensive coordinator from 1992-95, Lomas’ last four seasons with Detroit
“I remember Lomas quite a bit and I always admired him for being so athletic for an offensive lineman. He was on the left side – the side that’s been labeled the blind side for the quarterback – and Lomas could protect the quarterback. When I got out to Arizona, I saw him every day in practice, and I confirmed the thoughts that I previously had about him – that he was a special player. He practiced hard and he showed up to work every game, and he always handled the defensive right side, which is his left side, usually against the best pass rushers.
Lomas had really good feet, good hands and good hand placement. He had some strength too. He could do it all. In the run game, he had a way of getting that done, and in pass protection, he was special.
He lasted a long time because he was in great shape, and he had outstanding technique in everything that he did. You know, when you watch guys, even today, many of these guys are bored of technique. And technique, good technique, will allow you to play longer, to get your job done, and I’m sure that’s why he was able to play 18 years.
Lomas was special. He would be the guy that – if I was looking for a left tackle to protect my quarterback – I would have to say Lomas.”
• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• 4x Super Bowl Champion
• 2x NFL DPOY 5x First-Team All-Pro
• 3x Second-Team All-Pro
• 10x Pro Bowler
Was a coach with the Arizona Cardinals during Lomas’ tenure with the team (1996-98)
“The reason why Lomas Brown deserves to be enshrined in Canton is – the biggest thing for me and a lot of guys that are enshrined – is the fact that they’re revered by their opponents. That’s one thing that I hear from a lot of the defensive linemen and guys that I talk to when I come to the Hall of Fame. Whether they played in Minnesota or Chicago, they ask how Lomas is doing. That’s just the respect that they have for him as a competitor, what he brought to the game and what he meant to the game on the offensive line. On top of that, as great of a player as he was, he’s a better person.”
• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• 3x First-Team All-Pro
• 1x Second-Team All-Pro 6x Pro Bowler
• NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
• Pride of the Lions Member
Has known Lomas since arriving to Detroit as a rookie in 2007. Both work together in Detroit’s legends community.
“Lomas Brown absolutely has a case for the Hall of Fame. I remember the longevity of his career. He played well for a long time – 18 seasons. If you hang around that long, you need special recognition. The Good Lord definitely has to bless you to be able to play that long, and no question, I think he’s a deserving candidate.”
• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• 7x First-Team All-Pro
• 2x Second-Team All-Pro
• 14x Pro Bowler
• NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
• NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
His career overlapped with Lomas’ for 17 seasons (1985-2001)
“He was a very athletic guy, played left tackle. I just thought he had a great career. Watching him, I think he’s a little bit older than I am, so I got to see him play and see what he did. He blocked for a
great running back, a Hall of Fame running back, with Barry Sanders, and that definitely holds a lot of weight. He’s got more starts in the League than I do, and I had 238 of them. That’s something to definitely take into consideration.”
• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• 3x First-Team All-Pro
• 4x First-Team All-Pro 8x Pro Bowler
• NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
• Jets Ring of Honor
Played in the NFL during Lonas’ career (1994-2002)
“He was a hell of a player. I was at all of the Pro Bowls he was at too, along the way. His consistency, his work ethic, I mean – hell, he blocked for one of the greatest backs out there. You would assume that back didn’t do it by himself – he had help from the guys up front.
He started before me, he finished after me, and that says it all. For a guy to play that long, it just shows you the work ethic that he had and the dedication that he had to the game. That’s impressive.
For everything Lomas put into the game, everything Lomas worked hard to do, he deserves the opportunity to be with the other guys he played with.”
• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• 7x First-Team All-Pro
• 2x First-Team All-Pro
• 12x Pro Bowler
• NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
• NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
Was a guard whose career overlapped with Lomas’ for 14 seasons (1988-2001)
“Well, that amount of longevity is rare. It’s actually more than rare, it’s incredible, particularly for an offensive linemen who’s being contacted on every play. So, that in itself is an extraordinary accomplishment. The seven Pro Bowls are an extraordinary accomplishment and all of that is going to auger well for him in the process.”
• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• Super Bowl XLI Champion
• 6x NFL Executive of the Year
• Colts Ring of Honor
• Bills Wall of Fame
Was an NFL executive and general manager during the entirety of Lomas’ career
“Lomas Brown was one of the classiest guys you’d ever play against, first and foremost. The other thing is, Detroit’s offensive line was physical coming off the ball and they had a great running back running behind them, but I’ll tell you what – Lomas Brown was leading that charge.
He was a big, smooth guy. He had good feet, good hands and he was an athlete. There are a lot of big guys that don’t move really well, but he’s one of the guys that was really blessed with good mobility and agility, and that’s what I remember the most about him.
I think a lot of times, when you’re playing in the era that he was playing in – in Detroit – a lot of times it’s easy to get overlooked. When you have a running back like Barry Sanders, a lot of times people will say, ‘Well, the back could do that on his own – bounce and make people miss.’ But you have to have an offensive line.’”
• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• Super Bowl XLI Champion
• 6x NFL Executive of the Year
• Colts Ring of Honor
• Bills Wall of Fame
Played against Lomas 14 times in his career (1985-92)
“Lomas Brown was a great offensive tackle. He had everything that he needed to compete every time you played against him, and he was a great player with great heart. He would always challenge your heart and courage every time you played against him, and you always had to come prepared.
All of us come into the League and we look around the locker room and we see guys that are on their 14th season, or their 15th or their 16th, and you see guys that play 17 or 18 years and it becomes a goal. I got 12 years in, and I was thinking, ‘I want to play 16.’ But in reality, your body talks to you and tells you that you can either do it or you can’t. Guys that get to play that long,
I always take my hat off to them because I know how I feel now, and I know how you feel back then. For any guy to play that long, it’s a badge of honor.
Anyone who has played that long has a body of work and a legacy on the football field that should always be considered. Lomas was a tough guy, and he was always a joy to play against.”
• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• 2x First-Team All-Pro
• 2x Second-Team All-Pro 5x Pro Bowler
• NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
• Patriots Hall of Fame
Played against Lomas during his career
“I followed Lomas’ career, and then in broadcasting, I got to do some of his games when he was playing and playing so well. Really, a gifted, fluid athlete, a big man, a great pass-protector, a good quality – he played a ton of games. That left tackle position now is almost equivalent to the quarterback position.
I have two of my left tackles in the Hall of Fame with Willie Roaf and Orlando Pace. He’s probably in that same category. Even though I never coached him, I watched him play. He was in that league.
He’ll eventually, I think, end up in the Hall with the rest of us, and he certainly deserves it.”
• Pro Football Hall of Famer
• Super Bowl XXXIV Champion
• 1999 AP NFL Coach of the Year Served as head coach for the Eagles (1976-82), Rams (1997-99) and Chiefs (2001-05)
Coached against Lomas and covered him as an NFL broadcaster on CBS and ABC
“Lomas’ body of work at the hardest position I think there is to play on the offensive line makes him a Hall of Fame candidate. He was a great pass protector, durable – complete player. He could not only pass-pro in one-on-one situations, but he could run-block too.
We won the Super Bowl my first year in Tampa because of our veteran leadership. He helped Kenyatta Walker and Roman Oben and a lot of our young guys develop, and he gave us confidence, too, behind the scenes and in practice.
I have great memories of Lomas, and he’s a great friend. He played with great offenses, exciting offenses and he was smart.
Lomas is a great man, and he was a hell of a player, and he should be in the Hall of Fame. If he’s not, people are making a big mistake. I don’t know what the criteria is, but if you have a vote, you should get him in the Hall of Fame.”
• Super Bowl Super Bowl XXXVII Champion
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor Served as the head coach with the Raiders (1998-2001; 2018-21) and Buccaneers (2002-08)
Was Lomas’ head coach in 2002, when the Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII
“What I’ll remember most about him is when we played a game that went into double overtime, and we just kept going back-and-forth. I think we played 70 or 80 plays. I kept trying to get to the quarterback and he kept stopping me. Sometimes you judge a person not by the big plays they make but how consistent they are in what they do. I was kind of a star pass rusher and he never, never let me in and he just kept balling the whole time even though we were both tired.
I just appreciate a guy that’s a hard worker and doesn’t get the limelight and the fame. You do it because it’s your job, and you do it well, and you take pride in that job. And that’s harder when you don’t get the publicity, but you just do it because you take pride in your work. I think he’s one of those guys, and he was also a great person. You’ve always heard good things about him and he’s doing a lot in the community, talking about how great Detroit is, and he’s just a great ambassador.
For him to play that long and to play that well consistently, it just shows how great of a player he is because football is hard on the mind, body and soul. It’s weird to play that long and not be out of the game because of injury. It says a lot about the way you keep your body in shape, your tenacity and how good of a player you are.
If anybody ever asked me who I think the best lineman was, he’s always my guy. I think he’s the best person I’ve ever gone against.”
• 2x Second-Team All-Pro
• 4x Pro Bowler
• 89.0 Career Sacks
• Washington Commanders Ring of Fame
Played against Lomas nine times in his career (1988-98)
• Receptions (731)
• Receiving Yards (11,619)
• Receiving Touchdowns (83)
• Most Receiving Yards Per Game (86.1)
• 100-Yard Games (46)
• 200-Yard Games (5)
• Games with a Receiving Touchdown (64)
• Games with 2+ Receiving Touchdowns (17)
• Most Consecutive Games with a Reception (135)
• Most Seasons with 10+ Receiving Touchdowns (4)
• Most Seasons with 1,000+ Receiving Yards (7)
ALL-TIME FRANCHISE LEADER IN:
• Most Receiving Yards in a Season (1,964)
• Most Receiving Yards per Game in a Season (122.8)
• Highest Receiving Avg. in a season with 100+ Receptions (16.1)
• Most Consecutive Games with 10+ Receptions (4)
• Most Receiving Yards Through Regulation of a Game (329)
• Most Receiving Yards in a two-year stretch (2011-12) in NFL history (3,645)
• Most Receiving Yards in a 5-game span (861)
• Most Receiving Yards in a 6-game span (962)
• Most Receiving Yards in a player’s final season (1,214)
NFL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
• 6-time Pro Bowl Selection
• 4-time All-Pro Selection
• 3-Time AP First-Team All-Pro
• 2-time NFL Receiving Yards Leader (2011, 2012)
• NFL Receptions Leader (2012)
• NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leader (2008)
NFL ACCOLADES:
AMONG THE BEST THROUGH AGE 30
Lions WR Calvin Johnson totaled 11,619 receiving yards through age 30. This ranks as the third-most most by any player through age 30. Randy Moss is the only Hall of Famer to have produced more receiving yards through age 30.008)
RECEIVING YARDS
Lions WR Calvin Johnson logged 83 receiving touchdowns through age 30. This marks the fourth-most receiving touchdowns a player has recorded through age 30. Randy Moss and Jerry Rice are the only Hall of Famers to have produced more through age 30.008)
RECEIVING TDs
Lions WR Calvin Johnson logged 731 receptions through age 30. This marks the seventh-most receptions a player has recorded through age 30. Randy Moss is the only Hall of Famer to have produced more receptions through age 30.
RECEPTIONS
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Played with three Hall of Famer players: QB Kurt Warner, RB Marshall Faulk and WR Isaac Bruce
Warner (1999, 2001) and Faulk (2000) were each named the NFL’s MVP during Holt’s tenure
A teammate had at least 1,000 receiving yards in a season seven different times in his career
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TORRY HOLT
COMPARING CALVIN TO THOSE ON THE BALLOT
REGGIE WAYNE
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Played with two Hall of Famers, RB Edgerrin James and WR Marvin Harrison, and Hall of Fame Finalist QB Peyton Manning
Manning won four NFL MVP awards (2003-04; 2008-09) during Wayne’s tenure
Manning, James and Harrison were all named to the NFL’s 2000s All-Decade Team
A teammate had at least 1,000 receiving yards in a season 10 different times in
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CALVIN JOHNSON
Had six different starting quarterbacks in his 9-year career and caught a TD pass from seven different QBs
Only once did one of his quarterbacks make a Pro Bowl, with QB Matthew Stafford doing so in 2014, the second-to-last season of Johnson’s career
Only once did a teammate have a season with 1,000 receiving yards, with WR Golden Tate doing so in 2014, the second-to-last season of Johnson’s career
Only once did a teammate have a season with 1,000 rushing yards, with RB Reggie Bush doing so in 2013, the third-to-last season of Johnson’s career
During his career, none of his offensive teammates made an AP All-Pro team
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Johnson does not possess a postseason win in his two trips to the playoffs while two other wide receivers on this year’s ballot, Torry Holt and Reggie Wayne, have earned championships with the Rams and Colts, respectively. Consider the following:
