67 Facts About Johnny Manziel

1.

Johnathan Paul Manziel is an American football quarterback for the Zappers of Fan Controlled Football.

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Johnny Manziel played two seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League and was a member of the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes in 2018 and the Alliance of American Football's Memphis Express in 2019.

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Johnny Manziel broke numerous NCAA Division I FBS and SEC records, which included becoming the first freshman and fifth player in NCAA history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season.

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Johnny Manziel was drafted by the Browns as the 22nd overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft.

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Johnny Manziel was released by the Browns after the end of the 2015 season.

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Johnny Manziel was later traded to the Alouettes during the season, but was released the following year and rendered ineligible to play in the CFL after it was determined he violated the terms of his contract.

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Shortly after his release, Johnny Manziel signed with the Express during the AAF's inaugural season, which was cut short when the AAF suspended operations two weeks later.

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8.

Johnny Manziel applied for and was granted a registered trademark for the nickname in 2013.

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Johnny Manziel was born in Tyler, Texas, on December 6,1992, to Michelle and Paul Johnny Manziel.

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Johnny Manziel is of Italian descent on his maternal side.

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Johnny Manziel grew up playing a variety of sports, including football, basketball, baseball, and golf.

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At Tivy High School, Johnny Manziel played football for four years, beginning with the freshman team in his first year.

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Johnny Manziel began his sophomore year primarily as a receiver, but started the fourth game at quarterback.

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Johnny Manziel shared that position for the remainder of the season, finishing with 1,164 yards passing, 806 rushing and 408 receiving for a combined 28 touchdowns.

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Johnny Manziel had 170 carries for 1,674 yards and 30 touchdowns.

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Johnny Manziel had one touchdown reception and returned a kickoff for a touchdown for a combined 77 touchdowns.

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Johnny Manziel was the only quarterback in America named as a Parade All-American his senior year, and he was named The National High School Coaches Association Senior Athlete of the Year in football.

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Johnny Manziel won the Mr Texas Football award in 2010.

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Johnny Manziel was named to the NUC All World Game in 2010 where he rushed for over 100 yards and threw for over 200.

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Johnny Manziel played in the game as a teammate with Oregon QB Marcus Mariota.

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Johnny Manziel was redshirted during the 2011 season and did not play in any games.

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Johnny Manziel performed well during spring ball and fall practices and won the starting job over Jameill Showers and Matt Joeckel before the season began.

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Johnny Manziel produced 557 yards of total offense, breaking Manning's record of 540.

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Two games later, Johnny Manziel surpassed his own total offense record against No 24 Louisiana Tech by achieving 576 yards of total offense, becoming the first player in SEC history to have two 500+ total offense games in one season.

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Johnny Manziel returned to the field for the next series of downs wearing a knee brace and finished the game with 439 yards of total offense, including three passing and two rushing touchdowns.

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26.

Johnny Manziel became the first freshman and only the fifth player in NCAA history to pass for 3000 and rush for 1,000 yards in a season, reaching that mark two games earlier than any other player.

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Johnny Manziel won the SEC Freshman of the Year Award and College Football Performance National Freshman of the Year Award.

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Johnny Manziel was fifth in Heisman Trophy voting in 2013.

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In January 2014, Johnny Manziel announced that he would forgo his junior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.

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Johnny Manziel was projected to be a first-round pick, and as of January 15,2014, his draft stock was reported to be rising by a consensus of experts who had him pegged as a top-five pick.

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On November 30,2014, Johnny Manziel entered the game against the Buffalo Bills during the fourth quarter after an ineffective performance by starting quarterback Brian Hoyer.

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Johnny Manziel went 5 of 8 for 63 yards, and scored his first NFL touchdown on a 10-yard rush in the fourth quarter.

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Johnny Manziel made his first NFL start in the Browns' Week 15 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Johnny Manziel completed 10 of 18 passes for 80 yards and two interceptions for a 27.3 passer rating while being sacked three times.

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Johnny Manziel completed three of eight passes in his second career start against the Carolina Panthers on December 21,2014.

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Johnny Manziel left the game with a hamstring injury with less than two minutes remaining in the first half and was replaced by Hoyer.

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Johnny Manziel was ruled out for the Browns' regular season finale against the Baltimore Ravens.

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Johnny Manziel scored his first career passing touchdown with a 54-yard pass to WR Travis Benjamin.

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Johnny Manziel started the Week 2 game against 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota and the Tennessee Titans.

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In Week 10, Johnny Manziel had his statistically best game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, completing 33 of 45 passes for 372 yards and one touchdown.

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Johnny Manziel sat out the last game of the 2015 season with a concussion, with reports circulating that he was in Las Vegas instead of in Cleveland with the team that weekend.

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Failure to do so would result in Johnny Manziel turning his attention to "several other professional options".

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Johnny Manziel was placed on the injured list with Antonio Pipkin starting Montreal's next game at quarterback in Johnny Manziel's place.

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Pipkin started two games while Johnny Manziel recovered from his concussion, and then two additional games after Johnny Manziel had recovered.

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Johnny Manziel played in eight games in his first season in the CFL, completing 106 of 165 pass attempts for 1,290 yards with five touchdowns and seven interceptions.

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46.

Johnny Manziel rushed the ball 29 times for 215 yards.

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Johnny Manziel was said to have struggled during his first season at the CFL, and NBC Sports writer Michael David Smith said it "wasn't great", despite Johnny Manziel's satisfaction with how he played.

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Johnny Manziel was slated to compete with Pipkin and Vernon Adams for the starting role in 2019, but on February 27 it was revealed that the Alouettes released him on orders from the CFL after league officials determined that he had "contravened" the terms of his CFL contract.

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Johnny Manziel had previously revealed that as part of his agreement with the league, he was required to see a doctor, attend weekly sessions with a therapist, and submit to weekly lithium tests.

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On March 16,2019, Johnny Manziel signed an agreement to join the Alliance of American Football.

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On December 30,2020, Johnny Manziel signed with Fan Controlled Football, an indoor American football league.

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Johnny Manziel was assigned to the Zappers, a team co-owned by his friend, Bob Menery.

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Johnny Manziel played sparingly for the Zappers and missed the week 3 game due to a dental emergency.

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Johnny Manziel was pulled from the semifinal playoff matchup, a game that featured him reuniting with former Browns teammate Josh Gordon, for poor performance.

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On March 25,2022, Johnny Manziel announced he would return to FCF for a second season, noting that he will serve as a player-coach for the 2022 season and that the league did not pressure him to be the face of the league.

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Police reports stated that Johnny Manziel was with a friend who directed a racial slur at a man on the street.

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The man then approached the two of them and tried to get at the friend, but Johnny Manziel placed himself between the two men, saying his friend didn't mean it and he was going to take him home.

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The man continued pushing against Johnny Manziel to reach the other man, and Johnny Manziel eventually pushed back.

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Johnny Manziel was 19 at the time, and he presented to police officers a fake Louisiana driver's license that showed him to be 21 years of age.

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Johnny Manziel was taken into custody and reportedly spent the night in jail.

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Sumlin's policy precluded freshmen from giving media interviews, and Johnny Manziel was unable to speak to reporters about his arrest until the end of the 2012 regular season.

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The heckler had been continually asking for an autograph, to the point that Johnny Manziel became fed up and threw a water bottle at the man.

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On January 2,2016, Johnny Manziel was seen at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood casino the night before the Browns played their final game of the 2015 season.

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Johnny Manziel was scratched from the final game because of a concussion.

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The next day, Johnny Manziel failed to report to the Browns on Sunday morning when he was supposed to report to the team medic, which all players with concussions are supposed to do.

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66.

Johnny Manziel is a friend of rap artist Drake and in April 2014, Drake released a track entitled "Draft Day", which includes a shoutout to Johnny Manziel.

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On March 10,2017, Johnny Manziel became engaged to Bre Tiesi; the two were married in a private ceremony in March 2018.