Johnny Manziel Makes His Quarterly Claim That He's Talking to NFL Teams

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I guess in the new world where we have a reportedly (or at least "last we checked a few months ago" status) sober Johnny Manziel, this is how it will go — every few months, we will get smoke from the Johnny Football camp that he has the itch to play in the National Football League again, even going so far as to say he has spoken with teams about a return.

Keep in mind that "speaking to a team in the NFL" could mean something as innocent as a courtesy cup of coffee with Saints head coach Sean Payton during Super Bowl week in Houston a few months back. (SIDEBAR: Johnny Manziel winding up in a city with the French Quarter might give ESPN the remainder of whatever material it is they are waiting for to do a Manziel 30 for 30.)

That said, over the past few months, the only rumblings from Team Johnny that we've seen or heard are the various Instagram posts on a) his workouts in Southern California tossing the ball around with Odell Beckham Jr. and b) how in love he is with his fiancée, Bre Tiesi, who herself loves two things that are a hit in most guys' books — running around topless and bringing along friends who like to run around topless.

So life is certainly better for Manziel now than it was about a year ago, when pictures would surface on a seemingly weekly basis, pictures in which he looked like a zombie version of Johnny Manziel, possibly malnourished and ill. Today he is in love, he's put weight back on and there are topless women in his entourage. Whether Manziel has added a dose of self-awareness to the "new him" remains to be seen, but over this past weekend, he was certainly saying the right things.

Read more: http://www.houstonpress.com/news/johnny-manziel-wants-back-into-the-nfl-9611310

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1. Note: Johnny Manziel and Colin Kaepernick have the same sports agency

And Kaepernick hasn't found a team, either. The boys at Select Sports Group must be really depressed they can't make it rain.

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2. Now he's saying some MLB teams have reached out to him about potentially playing baseball

Johnny Manziel Says Colin Kaepernick Is 'Good Enough' to Be on an NFL Roster

TIMOTHY RAPP
AUGUST 7, 2017

Colin Kaepernick may remain unsigned, but former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel believes Kaepernick is still good enough to play in the NFL and will find his way onto a roster at some point.

"Even if he's not gonna start, he's good enough to be on a roster for sure," Manziel told Clay Travis of Outkick the Coverage during the International Football Betting Conference in Costa Rica, per TMZ Sports. "I think once all the other stuff quiets down a little bit, he'll be okay."

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He noted that he's been in contact with several NFL teams and general managers and has avoided playing in the CFL for at least this season due to the interest he's received from NFL folks.

Additionally, he said that some MLB teams have reached out to him about potentially playing baseball—he was drafted by the San Diego Padres in 2014 and was on Texas A&M's baseball team, though he never played for the Aggies as he focused on football—though he noted that he would leave the football-to-baseball crossover to Tim Tebow.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2726140-johnny-manziel-says-colin-kaepernick-is-good-enough-to-be-on-an-nfl-roster

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3. Considering that Manziel is "short" in comparison to other NFL players

Johnny should reconsider his stance on baseball. It might be a better long term move where he can still play for about 15 years. With the physical abuse taken in football he would be lucky to get 10 years.

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4. He's not short, but Kaepernick should consider baseball, too

Kaepernick was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2009.

I'm wondering if Manziel and Kaepernick's agent has been fishing the the wrong pond.