Recently retired wide receiver Calvin Johnson will be a contestant on the new season of ABC's Dancing With The Stars, it was announced on Tuesday morning.

Johnson retired from the Detroit Lions after the 2015 season, and he joins other current and former NFL players on the show.  Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, Antonio Brown, Von Miller, and Hines Ward have been contestants on the show previously.

"Megatron", as he is known, is the Lions all-time career leader in receptions, yards, and touchdowns caught.

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