Johnny Manziel
American football player
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| August 8 2023 | Manziel appears in the Netflix UNTOLD documentary 'Johnny Football', which premiered and received criticism from Sports Illustrated. |
| 2022 | Continued playing for Zappers in the Fan Controlled Football (FCF) league, appearing in 2 games with 10 completions out of 23 attempts, 112 passing yards, and 19 rushing yards. |
| September 2022 | Inducted into the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame. |
| March 25 2022 | Announced his return to FCF for a second season, stating he would serve as a player-coach for the 2022 season. |
| 2021 | Played for Zappers in the Fan Controlled Football (FCF) league, participating in 3 games with 14 completions out of 27 attempts, 61 passing yards, and 104 rushing yards. |
| November 2021 | Manziel's divorce from Bre Tiesi is finalized. |
| February 2021 | In a USA Today interview, Manziel explained he joined FCF out of boredom and expressed disinterest in future professional football. |
| December 30 2020 | Signed with Fan Controlled Football (FCF), joining the Zappers team co-owned by his friend Bob Menery. |
| September 2020 | Manziel announced his retirement from football in a TMZ interview, stating that football was 'a little bit behind me'. |
| March 30 2019 | During a game against the Orlando Apollos, Manziel was removed due to a concussion suffered while attempting to make a tackle after throwing an interception. |
| March 24 2019 | Manziel made his AAF debut for the Memphis Express against the Birmingham Iron, playing as a backup quarterback. He completed 3 of 5 passes for 48 yards and ran for 20 yards in the Express's 31-25 victory. |
| March 16 2019 | Johnny Manziel signed an agreement to join the Alliance of American Football (AAF), being assigned to the Memphis Express through the waiver system after the San Antonio Commanders waived his rights. |
| February 27 2019 | Released by the Montreal Alouettes on orders from the CFL after allegedly contravening the terms of his contract and missing mandatory meetings. |
| 2018 | Played in eight games in his first CFL season, completing 106 of 165 pass attempts for 1,290 yards with five touchdowns and seven interceptions. |
| August 11 2018 | Played his second CFL start against Ottawa Redblacks, showing improvement by not throwing any interceptions. Suffered a head hit during the game and was placed in the CFL's concussion protocol. |
| August 3 2018 | Made his first CFL start, which resulted in a poor performance with four interceptions and a 50-11 loss to Hamilton Tiger-Cats. |
| July 31 2018 | Alouettes head coach Mike Sherman announced Manziel would start the upcoming game against his former team, the Tiger-Cats. |
| July 22 2018 | Traded from Hamilton Tiger-Cats to Montreal Alouettes, moving from being a bench backup to potentially getting more playing time. |
| May 19 2018 | Manziel signed a two-year contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. |
| April 12 2018 | Played in second Spring League match for South team, completing 10 of 16 passes for 188 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interception |
| April 7 2018 | Played in Spring League match for South team, completing 9 of 15 passes for 82 yards with 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions |
| March 2018 | Manziel marries Bre Tiesi in a private ceremony. |
| February 2018 | Manziel publicly discusses his personal problems and reveals his bipolar disorder diagnosis in an interview. |
| February 14 2018 | Manziel agreed to play in The Spring League, a non-paying developmental league, after Tiger-Cats broke off contract negotiations. |
| December 28 2017 | CFL approved Manziel to play in the league, giving the Tiger-Cats until January 7 to offer him a contract or trade his rights. |
| September 27 2017 | CFL announced that Manziel would not be allowed to sign with any CFL team for the 2017 season, but could potentially sign in 2018 if he met certain conditions. |
| August 23 2017 | Manziel had a workout with the Tiger-Cats in Buffalo, New York, undergoing physical and medical tests over two days. |
| March 31 2017 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats placed Manziel on their negotiation list, an unprecedented move as CFL teams previously kept such lists secret. |
| March 10 2017 | Manziel becomes engaged to Bre Tiesi. |
| December 2 2016 | Manziel finalized a plea agreement with prosecutors, agreeing to undergo counseling and have his conduct monitored for up to a year to avoid prosecution. |
| September 5 2016 | Manziel returned to his alma mater to take classes. |
| June 30 2016 | Manziel was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 NFL season for violating the league's substance abuse policy. |
| June 24 2016 | Manziel's attorney accidentally revealed concerns about his drug use, and his father Paul publicly spoke about his son's drug issues, expressing hope that Manziel might go to jail to get help. |
| April 24 2016 | Manziel was indicted by a Dallas grand jury on misdemeanor assault charges related to the domestic violence incident. |
| April 19 2016 | Agent Drew Rosenhaus terminated his representation of Manziel, marking the first time in his 27-year career he ended a relationship with an NFL player. Nike simultaneously ended its sponsorship with Manziel. |
| March 11 2016 | Released by the Cleveland Browns following investigations into his off-field behavior and domestic violence incident. |
| February 5 2016 | Dallas Police Department reopened a criminal investigation into domestic violence allegations involving Manziel and his ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley, stemming from a January 30 incident at a downtown Dallas hotel. |
| January 6 2016 | Manziel's marketing agency LRMR and agent Erik Burkhardt announced they would no longer work with him, signaling a professional breakdown. |
| January 2 2016 | Manziel was seen at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood casino the night before the Browns' final game. He was scratched from the game due to a concussion and failed to report to team medics the next day. |
| 2015 | Released by the Cleveland Browns after the end of the season. |
| December 2015 | Returned as starter, completing 21 of 31 passes for 270 yards and one touchdown in a victory over the San Francisco 49ers, ending the Browns' seven-game losing streak. |
| November 24 2015 | Head coach Mike Pettine demoted Manziel to third string after a video of him partying surfaced online, which Manziel reportedly lied about. |
| November 17 2015 | Announced as the starting quarterback for the rest of the season, but was quickly demoted to third-string after being caught partying during the bye week. |
| October 2015 | Manziel was pulled over by a policeman after a fight with his girlfriend Colleen Crowley. He admitted to drinking alcohol earlier that day, though no charges were filed. |
| September 13 2015 | Entered game against the New York Jets after Josh McCown's injury, scoring his first career passing touchdown with a 54-yard pass to Travis Benjamin. |
| August 27 2015 | Ruled out for the rest of the preseason due to recurring pain in his right elbow. |
| May 30 2015 | Manziel was involved in an incident at the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament where he threw a water bottle at a persistent heckler who was repeatedly asking for an autograph. No criminal charges were filed, though security and police were called to the scene. |
| February 4 2015 | Johnny Manziel entered a treatment program for unspecified reasons, indicating personal challenges during his professional career. |
| 2014 | Drafted in the 28th round (837th overall pick) by the San Diego Padres as a shortstop in the Major League Baseball draft |
| December 21 2014 | Made his second career start against the Carolina Panthers, completing 3 of 8 passes before leaving with a hamstring injury. |
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