After his unlikely Heisman Trophy victory as a freshman at Texas A&M, Johnny Manziel gained immense popularity. His rise to prominence intensified further after he was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the draft.
However, Manziel’s career in the NFL ended abruptly after two seasons and fourteen games. With 1,675 passing yards, seven touchdown passes, and seven interceptions, he was 2–6 in eight starts. When the 2016 season ended, he was waived.
Manziel looked notably thinner in the weeks and months following his cut. In a recent installment of Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast, the former NFL quarterback talked about his weight loss.
Manziel’s Terrific Journey to Loss Weight
“I left Cleveland weighing 210 pounds. He said to the Super Bowl champion, “I was 170 pounds sitting in Vegas that August, September, October, or whatever it was later that year. “How can one shed forty pounds? You follow a strict blow diet.
“Man, at that moment, when I would look in the mirror, I saw no difference in myself from when I was in Cleveland. I had no idea I had dropped 40 pounds until I stepped on a scale at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas.”
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According to the former quarterback, he switched from cocaine to Oxycontin, then to mushrooms and other stronger substances. “They were very tumultuous in my life and popped their head, especially in the days wandering around the Hollywood Hills.”
Manziel continued, saying he was unable to get over his melancholy or navigate the demands and expectations of the NFL. As Johnny Manziel, he claimed to be able to enjoy his life more than as “Johnny Football.”
The following year, in 2015, he started just two games as a novice. His situation did not improve. Instead of attending the team’s regular-season finale, Manziel embarked on a journey to Las Vegas.
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Even though his participation in the game was ruled out due to a concussion, his journey to Las Vegas undoubtedly reflected poorly. Additionally, he failed to attend a prescribed treatment session that was scheduled for Sunday following the contest.
Manziel ultimately spent his final journey to Las Vegas as a member of an NFL team. The Browns decided to release Manziel just two months after the trip, and he subsequently returned to Las Vegas to continue his wild ways, where he would spend the majority of the following few months.
In an interview with Sharpe, the 31-year-old stated that he is currently content and implied that his days of excessive revelry have passed.