Titus Young was released by the Detroit Lions on Monday, ending his short tenure with the team.

Many of Young's former coaches have reached out to him as his NFL career spirals.

“He did tell me he thought he was just as good Megatron (Calvin Johnson),” Young's high school coach E.C. Robinson recalled late last month. “I said, ‘Titus, come on.’ I said, ‘Come on, man. Who you talking to?’ I said, ‘Come on, you’re as good as that guy? This guy is the real deal.’ And he really believes this. And he was sincere about it. ‘Ah man, I’m better than him.’ I said, ‘No you’re not. Be real man. Come on.’ So I don’t know, I’m hoping for the best for him.”