For the first time during his career, Johnny Manziel expressed uncertainty over his desire to play professional football.
Manziel issued a statement Tuesday through a spokesperson in which he and his spokesperson both expressed uncertainty about whether Manziel would attempt to play next season.
1/2 Manziel thru spokesperson:"I’m hoping to take care of the issues in front of me right now so I can focus on what I have to do if I ..'
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) April 19, 2016
2/2 Manziel: …"want to play in 2016. I also continue to be thankful to those who really know me and support me."
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) April 19, 2016
1/2: Manziel's spokesperson Denise Michaels:“So many people only have one image of Jonathan but, believe it or not, he takes all this very..
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) April 19, 2016
2/2: seriously.He’s hoping he can clear up his personal issues, start interview'g agents & see what needs to do if he wants to play this yr'
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) April 19, 2016
Manziel was dumped by Drew Rosenhaus this week, marking the second time since February that he was dropped by an agent. The main takeaway there is that Manziel simply is not interested in being a successful football player, which is pretty much what his offseason full of partying already told us. This is a major departure from last month when Manziel said “of course” he was going to continue playing.
Perhaps T. Boone Pickens was on to something when he said this about Manziel two weeks ago.
