After being out of football for more than two years Manziel has recently come out and said that he is working on his return to football and his goal is to land back on an NFL roster in 2018. After several off-the-field incidents in 2015, he was released by the Cleveland Browns and no team was willing to take a chance on the former Heisman-winning quarterback since. He [Manziel] has been very active on twitter as of late expressing his desire to get back to playing football and even recently went on Good Morning America to talk about his struggles with alcohol, drugs and his recent diagnosis of Bi-polar disorder.
In his professional career he has played in 14 games and passed for 1,675 yards with 7 touchdowns and 7 interceptions on 57 percent passing. And in those 14 games played he only started 8 and was able to get one victory along the way in his short-lived career. Now, those losses aren't all to be blamed on the former Texas A&M quarterback. The Cleveland Browns were bad, really bad and not much has changed since his departure. However, one might question, how much did the partying and drugs impact his on-the-field performance? Might there have been more in him as a player? could a sober and focused Manziel look like an actual NFL quarter?
Soon we'll be able to find out what type of shape the former Heisman winner is in after being removed from the sport for over two years. He recently announced via twitter that he will be joining the NFL spring league to show off the work that he has been putting with his private training.
Back in Texas where it all started. I'll be joining @TheSpringLeague in Austin to get #ComebackSZN started! Can't wait to get back on the field and show NFL scouts what I can do! #cantwaitforspring pic.twitter.com/zMk5223HCc— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) February 14, 2018
In a society where we are quick to forgive and it's almost without question that we give second chances and sometimes even a third. Will the NFL be forgiving to Johnny Manziel? Will he be able to ever reach the level of success he once had? The partying, drugs, etc. all seem to be a thing of the past for the 25-year-old from Texas, but for how long? And we've seen it happen before where a player is exiled from the league and have still yet to return and it may not due to off-the-field issues or performance but could be in-part to the media attention they would draw to the organization and some owners, presidents and general managers just won't take the risk. I don't know what the future holds for Manziel, but I do believe that he was a former first-round selection for a reason and it wouldn't hurt a team to at least bring him in for a look during the summer to at least showcase his skills and maybe give him an opportunity to land back on an NFL roster.
