Calvin Johnson spent a second day working with Miami Dolphins wide receivers on Tuesday, but as of now the former Detroit Lions star has no plans to take his old team up on its offer to attend training camp.
Johnson, who recently started his own business as a private wide receiver consultant, has remained close with Dolphins receivers coach Shawn Jefferson, his former position coach with the Lions.
Previously, Johnson spent time with the Oakland Raiders during organized team activities. Raiders offensive coordinator Todd Downing is another former Lions assistant.
Johnson told the Free Press in May he wasn't "treated the way I should have been treated" when he retired from the Lions after the 2015 season.
The Lions forced Johnson to repay more than $1 million of his signing bonus when he retired last March, and displeasure over that transaction has lingered.
Lions president Rod Wood said this summer he was dismayed to hear Johnson's comments, and in an interview on WJR-AM he said he invited Johnson to the Lions' 2017 training camp.
The Lions held their final public practice of camp Monday, and after a morning practice Wednesday, they leave for two days of workouts in Indianapolis against the Colts.
Next week, they hold their final three practices of camp.
"Hopefully he shows up," Wood said last month on WJR. "He's a great player, we want to have him kind of in the tent, not outside the tent. And hopefully that's the way it ends up."
Johnson, who remains happily retired with no plans to return to playing, told reporters in Italy this summer he didn't see a chance for the Lions to win the Super Bowl when he retired and that, "for the work I was putting in, it wasn't worth my time to keep on beating my head against the wall."
Johnson retired after the Lions' 7-9 season, in which they started 1-7 and fired general manager Martin Mayhew and president Tom Lewand at midseason.
Last year, the Lions went 9-7 and lost in the wild-card round of the playoffs. They have one playoff win (1991) since 1957.
Current Lions receiver Golden Tate said earlier this summer he did not take offense to Johnson's sentiment that the Lions didn't have a chance to win the Super Bowl.
"I know Calvin loved the game of football, I know that he gave it his all, but being the best at what you do, considered the best ever at what you do, and losing year in and year out, that's hard," Tate said. "In this sport, I guess using his words, to bang your head week in and week out and lose week in and week out, that's hard to do. When you're considered the best with one of the best quarterbacks, that's hard to do. And that'll drive you crazy sometimes, especially for a competitor.
"So I do understand and I don't think Calvin really meant to really be malicious, or I hope he didn't at least. I think he loves the game. I think he appreciates what Detroit's done for him, and just knowing him that's what I think."
