Troy Vincent says NFL is trying to help Johnny Manziel: ‘Forget football’

Johnny Manziel may never play football again, but NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent says the league is still more than willing to help the former Cleveland Browns quarterback.

During a recent interview with “The Rob Maaddi Show” on 610 Sports in Philadelphia, Vincent expressed concern for Manziel.

“In this particular case, it’s obvious it’s gotten out of control,” he said, via Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. “You see his parents. When a father speaks out about losing his son potentially to substance abuse, you know there’s a problem. Johnny’s not returning phone calls. He’s in different states. You kind of see him, you get notice of where he is off social media and that’s a challenge, but we won’t stop. We’ll continue to keep reaching out, letting Johnny know we love him, we care for him and we’re here when he’s willing and wants and is able to accept assistance, we’ll be there for him.”

Vincent said he and several members of the Browns organization have reached out to Manziel, but no one has heard back.

“Again, we won’t stop,” he said. “We’re just hoping that moment happens where Johnny is willing to accept some assistance and get the help that he really needs to just function as an individual. Forget football. But to really get his life turned around so that he can function as a good citizen and a good young man.”

Manziel’s father recently said his son has a drug problem and that the best thing for Johnny would be for him to end up in jail. Manziel responded to that by taunting his old man in an Instagram post from Cabo. Until Manziel is actually willing to address his problems, he stands no chance of playing in the NFL again.