Posted on 02/27/2019 2:08:54 PM PST by blam
Johnny Manziel’s comeback has come to an abrupt end.
The Montreal Alouettes released a statement on Wednesday announcing that Manziel, 26, had been cut from the team following a directive by the Canadian Football League (CLA) to terminate his contract.
The league alleges that Manziel “contravened the agreement which made him eligible to play.”
“We are disappointed by this turn of events. Johnny was provided a great deal of support by our organization, in collaboration with the CFL, but he has been unable to abide by the terms of his agreement,” General Manager Kavis Reed said in a statement. “We worked with the league and presented alternatives to Johnny, who was unwilling to proceed.”
It is unclear what prompted the league action on Manziel. But, according to CFL.ca, Manziel’s time in the league was conditional based on “extensive” and “confidential” requirements.
A deal for Manziel was secured in December 2017 but a statement from the CFL at the time suggested it was contingent on certain terms laid out by the commissioner.
“Mr. Manziel has been informed he must continue to meet a number of conditions in order to remain eligible. These conditions, while extensive and exacting, remain confidential,” the statement read.
The Heisman Trophy winner and former Cleveland Browns quarterback will also be unable to play for any other team in the league as the CFL informed all clubs that “it will not register a contract” involving Manziel.
Manziel, who was released from the Browns in 2016, released a statement on Twitter that suggested he would be seeking a new career back in the U.S.
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I think he wants to play for the AAF or XFL, that’s why he did it.
I guess he couldn’t “Speak Canadian”.
What did he do?
With his track record nobody will sign him.
For the AAF or XFL? People will come to see him. He still has a lot of fans out there that think he can play if he just focuses.
A promising career just tossed away. I don’t get it. Mental illness?
He’d be a big draw.
If Manziel knew about the AAF, he never would have agreed to go to Canada.
Never gonna amount to nothing.
He’s the “John Daly” of Football.
That’s an insult to John Daly
He must have really fouled up. Turbo nuclear foul up.
When the team told the rest of the CFL teams to not hire him.
Maybe he can play in Europe.
A Legend in His Own Time could QB for the Atlanta Legends, an appropriate fit for a Misfit.
Sounds like he Tweeted something that the CFL didn’t like.
I don’t think it was about alcohol or drugs.
This is my shocked face.
He’ll never learn! What a moron!
The team GM said, “We worked with the league and presented alternatives to Johnny, who was unwilling to proceed.”
That doesn’t sound like a reference to Tweets.
His contract called for things like mandatory doctor visits, lithium tests every month, and visiting a therapist once a week.
He could have insulted Canada’s religion, hockey.
But, from what I hear, the AAF and XFL do not pay very well. The AAF is a developmental league with some NFL backing and it seems clear they aren’t looking for guys hoping for a pay day, rather a chance to make (or re-make) the NFL.
I imagine there was clear demands that he remain sober and drug-free and show up for regular testing to confirm it. I’d bet he either failed to show for a test or tested positive.
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