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I may be a bit biased, but I believe Calvin Johnson is the best receiver in the NFL — by far. Possibly even the best wide out in the past decade, or so. He proved in his latest commercial with P. Diddy, that he can act as well.
Megatron showed off his acting skills in the latest Nike commercial that portrays the superstar as a double-personality: Calvin and Johnson. No, not Calvin Johnson — Calvin and Johnson.
What does this mean? Well, the Detroit Lions‘ wide out had something in the commercial that every famous athlete in the world wish they had: another half. No, not a girlfriend or a wide, they wish they could have someone to deal with the hype, attention and media that come with being a superstar athlete.
Check out the motivational Nike commercial here:
I think this commercial is awesome for two reasons. One — it has P. Diddy in it. And two — it shows that Johnson wants to focus on football instead of all the hype surrounding him. The commercial starts off with him stating his statistical output from 2012. He racked up nearly 2,000 yards of total offense and it took the entire league by surprise. He broke the record for receiving yards in a season and is expected by many to break more records this season.
The commercial is basically saying that some players, if not all, want to just focus on the game they love and not worry about the hype and records that come with it. Players strive to play to their potential and let the chips fall where they may.
Pretty awesome commercial from Calvin and Johnson.
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