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Johnny Manziel Isn’t Johnny Football Again Yet, but He’s Not Johnny Drama Either

August 13, 2015   ·     ·   Jump to comments

BEREA, Ohio — Johnny Manziel takes the snap, drops to pass, sets his feet, turns toward rookie fullback Malcolm Johnson in the right flat and pump-fakes like he wants to throw the football through a cinder block wall. Manziel then resets his arm and feet as Johnson wheels up the sideline. The quarterback feathers a perfect pass to the receiver, who catches the ball in stride for substantial training camp yardage and some generous approval from the crowd.
It was the first day of full-pad practices. Manziel and the second-team offense were pumped up by the well-executed completion. So was starting quarterback Josh McCown, who raced across the field to congratulate his backup.
"It was just a good quarterback play," McCown said after practice. "You get fired up when you see people you work with work on something, and focus, and study, and put the time in, and take it out to the field and make it happen."
The throw flashed Johnny Manziel's potential. Not just his potent...

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