That was for Calvin. He used to do that back in the day,” Williams said. “He was getting honored tonight, so I did that for him. And some people in the facility who thought I couldn’t make the dunk."

At halftime of the Lions’ Monday Night Football matchup with the Seattle Seahawks, Johnson’s name will forever be enshrined into the franchise’s home base. For a player as gifted, impactful, and respected as Johnson was, the honor was always a matter of when not if.