Johnny Manziel

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Johnny Manziel

Johnny Manziel in 2012 with Texas A&M
No. 2 Cleveland Browns
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: December 6, 1992 (age 21)
Place of birth: Tyler, Texas
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Kerrville (TX) Tivy
College: Texas A&M
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Cleveland Browns (2014present)
Roster status: Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Heisman Trophy (2012)
Davey O'Brien Award (2012)
Manning Award (2012)
Chic Harley Award (2012)
AP Player of the Year (2012)
Sporting News Player of the Year (2012)
Consensus All-American (2012)
SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2012)
First-team All-SEC (2012, 2013)
SEC Freshman of the Year (2012)
College Football Performance National Freshman of the Year (2012)
Cotton Bowl Offensive MVP (2012)
SEC Male Athlete of the Year (2013)
Chick-fil-A Bowl Offensive MVP (2013)
Career NFL statistics
Stats at NFL.com


From left: Luke Joeckel (#76), Manziel (#2), Patrick Lewis (#61) in 2012.
Jonathan Paul Manziel (man-ZEL; born December 6, 1992), also known by his nickname
"Johnny Football", is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of
the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Browns with the 22nd overall pick
of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was nationally recruited out of high school as a dual-threat
quarterback.
[1]
In 2012, Manziel debuted for the Texas A&M Aggies as a redshirt freshman
in Kevin Sumlin's Air Raid offense
[2]
during A&M's first season in the SEC. He broke
numerous NCAA Division I FBS and SEC records, which include 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.
[3]
At the end of the regular season, he became the first freshman to win the Heisman
Trophy,
[4]
Manning Award,
[5]
and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award.
[6]
Manziel
capitalized on his redshirt freshman season by leading Texas A&M to a 4113 victory
overOklahoma in the 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic.
[7]

Manziel was given the nickname "Johnny Football" by fans and students at Texas A&M
University before the start of the 2012 season.
[8][9]
The nickname is a registered trademark.
[10]

Contents
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1 Early life
2 High school
3 College career
o 3.1 2011 season
o 3.2 2012 season
o 3.3 2013 season
o 3.4 College statistics
4 Professional career
o 4.1 2014 NFL Draft
o 4.2 Cleveland Browns (2014 - present)
5 Honors and accomplishments
o 5.1 College honors
5.1.1 Full-season awards and nominations
5.1.2 Weekly awards
5.1.3 NCAA records and notes
5.1.4 SEC records and notes
5.1.5 Texas A&M records and notes
6 Outside of football
o 6.1 June 2012 arrest
o 6.2 2013 offseason
7 References
8 External links
Early life
Manziel was born in Tyler, Texas to Michelle (ne Liberato) and Paul Manziel.
[11]
He has a
younger sister who is in high school. His family became wealthy through the Texas petroleum
industry.
[12]

He grew up playing a variety of sports, including basketball, baseball, golf and football. At Tivy
High School in Kerrville, Texas, he focused on baseball and football. However, it was in football
that sportswriters, coaches, and parents said he "achieved folk hero status" and was compared
to quarterbacks like Brett Favre, Michael Vick, and Drew Brees.
[13]

High school
At Tivy High School he was coached by Mark Smith. He played football all four years in high
school and began with the freshman team his first year. By the end of his first season, he
played with the varsity team as a receiver. He began his sophomore year primarily as a
receiver, but started the fourth game at quarterback. He 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. Manziel's junior year was his first as starting quarterback, and he
completed that season with 2,903 passing yards, 1,544 rushing yards, 152 receiving yards and
55 touchdowns. That year, he was voted All-San Antonio Area Offensive Player of the Year as
well as District 27-4A MVP.
[13]

During Manziel's senior season, he compiled 228-of-347 (65.7%) passing for 3,609 yards with
45 TDs and 5 INTs. He also had 170 carries for 1,674 yards and 30 TDs. He had 1 TD
reception and returned a kickoff for a touchdown for a combined 77 TDs. That year, he was
honored as District 28-4A MVP (unanimous selection), Class 4A First Team All-State (AP), San
Antonio Express-News Offensive Player of the Year (second year in a row), the Associated
Press Sports Editors Texas Player of the Year, Sub-5A First Team All-Area (SA Express-
News), No. 1 QB in Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football, DCTF Top 300, PrepStar All-
Region and Super-Prep All-Region.
[14]

For Manziel's three years as a starter, he completed 520 of 819 passes (63.5%) for 7,626
yards and 76 touchdowns, rushed 531 times for 4,045 yards and 77 touchdowns and caught
30 passes for 582 yards and another five touchdowns. He was the only quarterback in America
named as a Parade All-American his senior year, and he was also named The National High
School Coaches Association (NHSCA) Senior Athlete of the Year in football.
[15]

He was highly recruited out of high school; in addition to Texas A&M, he received offers
from Baylor, Colorado State, Iowa State, Louisiana Tech, Oregon, Rice, Stanford, Tulsa,
and Wyoming.
[16]
Although he grew up a Texas Longhorns fan, the University of Texas did not
recruit him. Although it was rumored that Texas wanted Manziel at defensive back, Texas
coach Mack Brown said the rumor was not true.
[17]
Though Manziel originally committed to play
for Oregon, he later changed his commitment to the Aggies, thanks to the influence of then-
quarterbacks coach Tom Rossley.
[18][19]

Manziel was named to the NUC All World Game (started by David Schuman and National
Underclassmen Combine) in 2010 where he rushed for over 100 yards and threw for over 200.
It was the first time Manziel dominated on a national stage. He played in the game as a
teammate with Oregon QB Marcus Mariota.
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40

Commit date
Johnny Manziel
QB
Kerrville, Texas Tivy High School 5 ft 11.75 in (1.82 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.7 Feb 2, 2011
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 45 (QB); 21 (school) Rivals: 97 (QB); 27 (school) ESPN: 78 (QB)

Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
"Texas A&M Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
"2011 Texas A&M Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
"ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
"Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
"2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.

College career


Against LSU - October 20, 2012
2011 season
Manziel was redshirted during his first season and did not play in any games.a
[citation needed]

2012 season
Texas A&M faced uncertainty at the quarterback position when Ryan Tannehill left for
the National Football League after the 2011 season. Manziel performed well during Spring ball
and fall practices and won the starting job over Jameill Showers and Matt Joeckel before the
season began.
[20]
His first game was supposed to be against Louisiana Tech in Shreveport,
Louisiana on Thursday, August 30, 2012, but the game was postponed until October 13 due
to Hurricane Isaac hitting the Louisiana coast two days prior to game time.
[21]
Consequently,
Manziel's college football debut was played as a redshirt freshman against the Florida
Gators before a home crowd at Kyle Field.
Although Manziel began the season in relative obscurity, his play against Arkansas in which he
broke Archie Manning's 43-year-old total offense record gained him some attention. Manziel
had 557 yards of total offense, breaking Manning's record of 540. Two games later, Manziel
surpassed his own total offense record against #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. After Texas A&M's blowout of Auburn in game 8, in which Manziel accounted for 3
passing and 2 rushing touchdowns through only the first half plus one series in the second,
Manziel began showing up in national Heisman Watch lists.
Manziel was launched into the national scene after he led Texas A&M to a 2924 upset over
#1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. In that game, Manziel accounted for 345 of A&M's 418 yards of
offense, including two passing touchdowns. In following days, Manziel became the frontrunner
for the Heisman Trophy in most national watch lists and polls due to his performance during
the game combined with other Heisman frontrunners faltering.
On November 24 during the game against the Missouri Tigers before a home crowd, Manziel
left the game with an apparent knee injury late in the first quarter. He 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 3 passing and 2 rushing touchdowns. During the game, he broke the single
season record for offensive production in the SEC with 4600 yards, surpassing Cam
Newton and Tim Tebow, notable recent Heisman Trophy winners. He also became the first
freshman and only the fifth player in NCAA history to pass for 3000 and rush for 1000 yards in
a season, reaching that mark two games earlier than any other player. He won the SEC
Freshman of the Year Award and College Football Performance National Freshman of the
Year Award.
[22]
Manziel won the Davey O'Brien Award on December 6 and the Heisman
Trophy on December 8, making him the first freshman ever to win either award.
[4]

2012 Heisman Trophy Finalist Voting
[23]

Finalist
First place votes
(3 pts. each)
Second place votes
(2 pts. each)
Third place votes
(1 pt. each)
Total points
Johnny Manziel 474 252 103 2,029
Manti Te'o 321 309 126 1706
Collin Klein 60 197 320 894
2013 season
Texas A&M started the 2013 season with a No. 6 ranking in the Coaches Poll.
[24]
Prior to the
season, some journalists argued that Johnny could suffer a sophomore slump,
[25][26][27]
while
others felt that he will continue to have success.
[28][29][30]
Manziel's eligibility for the 2013
season was under question after reports surfaced that he had signed autographs for money in
January 2013. On August 28, 2013, the NCAA reached an agreement with Texas A&M to
suspend Manziel for the first half of the team's game against Rice (the first game of the
season), after acknowledging that Manziel did not receive any money for the autographs.
[31]

In the game against No. 1 Alabama, Manziel threw for a school record of 464 yards and 5
touchdowns in the 4942 loss. His primary target during the game was Mike Evans, who
compiled 7 receptions for a school record of 279 yards.
[32]
In the 51-41 win over Mississippi
State, Manziel tied his career-high five touchdowns, while also throwing for 446 yards and
three interceptions.
[33]

College statistics
Johnny Manziel's college statistics
[34]

Year Team
Pass
Attempts
Pass
Completions
Completion %
Pass
Yards
Pass
TDs
INT
Passer
Rating
Rush
Attempts
Rush
Yards
Rush
Avg
Rush
TDs
2011 Redshirt
2012
Texas
A&M
434 295 68.0% 3,706 26 9 155.3 201 1,410 7.0 21
2013
Texas
A&M
429 300 69.9% 4,114 37 13 172.9 144 759 5.3 9
Total 863 595 68.9% 7,820 63 22 164.1 345 2,169 6.3 30
Professional career
2014 NFL Draft
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic
5 ft 11
3
4 in 207 lb 31
3
8 in 9
7
8 in 4.68 s 1.59 s

4.03 s 6.75 s 31.5 in 9 ft 5 in

32
All values from the NFL Combine
[35]

On January 8, 2014, Manziel announced that he would forgo his junior season in order to enter
the 2014 NFL Draft.
[36]
He is 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-5
pick.
[37]
Manziel elected to throw during Texas A&M's Pro Day on March 27, 2014, instead of
during the NFL Combine. During his pro day, Manziel completed 64 of 66 passes to six
different receivers. His pro day performance was well received by sports journalists.
[38][39][40][41]

Prior to the 2014 NFL Draft, Manziel became one of the most polarizing athletes in pre-draft
history, with scouting opinions varying from "undraftable" to "rare competitor".
[42]
Former NFL
head coach Barry Switzer took it to a personal level, criticizing Manziel, saying: "I dont like his
antics. I think hes an arrogant little (expletive). Ive said that and Ill say it again."
[43]

In January 2014, Manziel picked Houston, Texas-based Select Sports Group as his football
agents; however, Manziels executive management group also includes Maverick Carter of
LRMR Management Company, LLC, in partnership with Fenway Sports Management, as his
marketing agent and manager related to all business activities and opportunities in the
entertainment, media and merchandising industries, and Len Sanderson and Denise Michaels
of Sanderson Strategies Group to coordinate all public strategy, communications, and media
relations. Finally, Bradley Beckworth and Jeffrey Angelovich, partners at the law firm of Nix,
Patterson & Roach, LLP, and personal lawyers for the Manziel family, will continue to oversee
all business-related matters for Manziel and any Manziel-related company going forward.
Manziel already has an exclusive memorabilia deal with Panini America and has signed an
apparel deal with Nike that includes the creation of a line of clothing including a Johnny
Football t-shirt. His deal with Nike is for multiple years and is expected to be one of the richest
endorsement contracts signed by a rookie in this years class.
[44]

Cleveland Browns (2014 - present)
Manziel was selected by the Cleveland Browns as the 22nd pick of the first round of the 2014
NFL Draft on May 8, 2014.
[45]

Honors and accomplishments
College honors
Full-season awards and nominations
2012 Heisman Trophy winner (first freshman to win)
[46]

2012 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award winner (first freshman to win)
[47]

2012 Manning Award winner (first freshman to win)
[5]

2012 First-team All-American by:
Associated Press
[48]

Football Writers Association of America
[49]

Walter Camp Football Foundation
[50]

Sporting News
[51]

ESPN
[52]

CBS Sports
[53]

Scout.com
[54]

Sports Illustrated
[55]

2012 Sporting News College Football Player of the
Year
[56]

2012 SEC Offensive Player of the Year
[57]

2012 SEC Freshman of the Year
[57]

2012 All-SEC First-Team Quarterback
[57]

2013 Cotton Bowl Classic - Offensive MVP
[58]

2012 ESPN.com All-Bowl Team
[59]

2013 SEC Male Athlete of the Year
[60]

2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl - Offensive MVP
[61]

Finalist, 2012 Maxwell Award
[62]

Finalist, 2012 Walter Camp Player of the Year
[63]

Finalist, 2013 Maxwell Award
[64]

Finalist, 2013 Walter Camp Player of the Year
[65]

Finalist, 2013 Heisman Trophy
[66]

Finalist, 2013 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback
Award
[67]

Weekly awards
2-time Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the
Week
[50]

3-time AT&T All-America Player of the Week
[68]

4-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week
[69]

9-time SEC Freshman of the Week
[69]

NCAA records and notes
FBS freshman record: rushing yards by a quarterback,
season (1,410)
[5]

FBS freshman record: total offense, season (5,116)
[5]

10th-most single-season total offensive yards in NCAA
FBS history.
[70]

Most games with 300 or more passing yards and 100+
rushing yards, career (4)
[5]

FBS record: First freshman (and fifth player ever) in FBS
history with 3,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards,
season
[5]

FBS record: Rushing yards by a quarterback in a bowl
game (229 yards)
[5]

Only the fourth player to have 20 passing TDs and 20
rushing TDs, season
[5]

Eclipsed the 7,000-yard barrier in total offense in his 19th
career game, which is the fastest in NCAA FBS history by
a four-year player.
[71]

Second freshman in FBS history to rush for 1,000 yards
and pass for 2,000 yards
[5]

First freshman to win the Heisman Trophy
[5]

First freshman to win the Davey O'Brien National
Quarterback Award
[5]

First freshman to win the Manning Award
[5]

SEC records and notes
Most yards total offense in a game (576, breaking Archie
Manning's 1969 record of 540 yards)
[72]

The first three places on the SEC total offense in a
game
576 yards
562 yards against No. 1 Alabama
557 yards two weeks before the 576 yards
Most yards total offense, season (5,116, breaking Cam
Newton's 2010 record in two fewer games)
2nd-most yards total offense, season (4,873)
Most yards total offense, game average (383.3,
breaking Tim Couch's 1998 record, of 377.4 yards)
Highest yards per play average (50 plays minimum),
game (10.71, against Arkansas on September 29, 2012,
breaking Steve Tanneyhill's record of 10.0 yards)
First SEC quarterback to pass for 3,000 yards and rush
for 1,000 yards in one season
Second-most passing yards in a SEC single season,
4,114 passing yards
[70]

Tied for third-most passing touchdowns in an SEC single
season, 37 touchdowns
[70]

Tied for second most rushing touchdowns in a Single
Season
[70]

Tied for 8th most scoring in a single season
[70]

8th most passing yards in a single season
[70]

Texas A&M records and notes
Most total yards in a season with 5,116
Most yards passing yards in a game
The first three spots on the Texas A&M passing yards
in a game
464 yards against No. 1 Alabama on September
14, 2013
454 yards against Auburn on October 19, 2013
453 yards against Arkansas on September 29,
2012
Most yards total offense in a game (576, breaking Archie
Manning's 1969 record of 540 yards)
[72]

The first 3 spots on the Texas A&M total offense in a
game
576 yards
562 yards against #1 Alabama
557 yards two weeks before the 576 yards
In 10 games, Manziel had 4 of the top 10 games in total
offense in Texas A&M history.
Logged 10 straight games with 300 or more total yards,
21 total games with 300+ yards.
Third Texas A&M quarterback to surpass 3,000 passing
yards in a season.
[73]

First Texas A&M quarterback to have multiple 3,000-yard
seasons.
[73]

Texas A&M career total touchdowns record with 94
touchdowns.
[73]

Texas A&M career total yards record with 9,989 yards.
[73]

Third Texas A&M quarterback to surpass 7,000 passing
yards in a career.
[73]

Most passing yards in a single season.
[73]

Second Texas A&M quarterback to rush for 2,000
yards.
[73]

The most rushing touchdowns in a single season.
[73]

The most passing touchdowns in a single season.
[73]

2nd in career passing touchdowns.
[73]

2nd in career passing yards.
[73]

Tied for 12th in career rushing touchdowns.
[73]

15th in career rushing yards.
[73]

Outside of football
Manziel is a Christian.
[74][75][76]
Manziel is a friend of rap
artist Drake, whom he considers an idol. In April 2014, Drake
released a track called "Draft Day" which includes a shoutout
to Manziel.
[77]
He is also a friend of NBA superstar Lebron
James.
[78]

June 2012 arrest
On June 29, 2012, before he was chosen as Texas A&M's
starting quarterback and before his first college game,
Manziel was arrested and charged with three
misdemeanorsdisorderly conduct, failure to identify, and
possession of a fictitious driver's license. These charges
stemmed from a late-night fight in College Station,
Texas.
[79]
In July 2013, he pleaded guilty for failure to identify,
and the other two charges were dismissed.
[80]

Police reports state that Manziel was with a friend who
directed a racial slur at a man on the street. The man then
approached the two of them trying to get at the friend, but
Manziel placed himself between the two men saying his friend
didn't mean it and he was going to take him home. The man
continued pushing against Manziel to reach the other, and
eventually Manziel pushed back. At this point, the man swung
at Manziel who then began fighting back. Shortly afterward,
the bicycle patrol officers arrived. Manziel, who at the time
was 19, presented a fake Louisiana drivers license to police
officers showing himself to be 21. Manziel was taken into
custody and reportedly spent the night in jail.
[81][82]
After the
incident, Manziel eventually regained the favor of his team
and head coach Kevin Sumlin, and was named the starting
quarterback.
[83]
Per Sumlin's policy of not allowing freshmen
to give media interviews, Manziel was unable to speak to
reporters about his arrest until the end of the 2012 regular
season. When reporters asked about the incident during his
first press conference on November 27, Manziel stated that
he had learned from the mistake and "had to make a lot of
changes in [his] life."
[84][85]

2013 offseason
During the 2013 offseason, Manziel drew significant media
attention over his behavior off the
field.
[86][87][88][89][90][91][92]
Notable incidents include his early
departure from theManning Passing Academy after allegedly
oversleeping,
[93]
tweeting that he "can't wait to leave College
Station" after receiving a parking ticket,
[94]
and getting kicked
out of aUniversity of Texas fraternity party.
[95]
An ESPN The
Magazine article revealed his parents' concerns about his
dealings with his newfound stardom.
[96]

On August 4, 2013, ESPN reported that the NCAA was
investigating whether Manziel accepted payments from
autographs that he had signed in January 2013. The NCAA
did not find any evidence that Manziel accepted money for
the autographs, but reached an agreement with Texas A&M
to suspend him for the first half of the season opener
against Rice University, due to an "inadvertent violation" of
NCAA rules.
[31]