Johnny Manziel: Fact or Fiction for QB Draft Prospect

February 14, 2014   ·   Chris Trapasso   ·   Jump to comments

Johnny Manziel is the most polarizing quarterback to enter the NFL since Tim Tebow, but he's similarly sized to Russell Wilson and kind of plays like Tony Romo. 
That's all.
He's bound to create quite the chaotic stir as a professional.
What's most interesting but largely forgotten at this point about the Manziel legend is that it was incredibly close to never even having the opportunity to materialize.
Manziel was a lowly three-star high school recruit, per Rivals.com, and redshirted during his first year at Texas A&M. Before the 2012 campaign, the future Heisman Trophy winner was arrested for his involvement in a bar fight and his usage of a fake ID. 
But Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin fought a season-long suspension that was to be handed down by the university. Though the sanction was ultimately dropped, Manziel found himself in a legitimate quarterback competition with Jameill Showers heading into the 2012 season. He wasn't named the...

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