Johnny Manziel is back in football

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Johnny Manziel, the one time super star of college football and first round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns is back in football. But not yet to the NFL. The former Brown signed a contract in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The is great news for Manziel and might just be his ticket to get back to Sundays in the United States.

No college football player dominated the sports news coverage more than when Johnny Manziel was playing at Texas A&M. He was the most beloved Aggie in years and maybe ever at the time. He played an electric style of football with his arm and his feet. He was Mr. Heisman. But Manziel also had a very wild side on and off the field.

The Cleveland Browns still rolled the dice and selected Manziel in the first round. They saw the franchise quarterback in Manziel that they had longed for since the 1990’s. Unfortunately for the Browns and Manziel, he would not be successful and was bounced out of the league after just a couple years.

It wasn’t Manziel’s talent though that would be his down fall. He had a raging drug and alcohol addiction. He also had plenty of money in the bank. His family is an extremely wealthy oil family. Money was never an issue for him and never will be. Manziel’s addictions and party life style became more important than playing on Sundays. He lost most of his muscle and became a physical shell of his former self.

But Johnny Manziel has longed to get back in the sport he loved playing growing up. And now he has his chance.

He tweeted this out today, “Made the decision today to sign my contract with the CFL and further my football career after a long break. Very grateful for everyone that’s been supporting me along the way. I believe this is the best opportunity for me moving forward and I’m eager for what the future holds.”

Manziel will hit the field right away for Hamilton. They have their first preseason game on June 1st and then he will get rolling for the regular season on June 16th.

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