Tuesday 8 July 2014

Johnny Manziel

Jonathan Paul Manziel born December 6, 1992), also known by his nickname "Johnny Football", is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), and a baseball shortstop drafted in 2014 by the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).
He was drafted by the Browns with the 22nd overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was nationally recruited out of high school as a dual-threat quarterback. In 2012, Manziel debuted for the Texas A&M Aggies as a redshirt freshman in Kevin Sumlin's Air Raid offenseduring A&M's first season in the SEC. He broke numerous NCAA Division I FBS and SEC records, which include becoming the first freshman and fifth player in NCAA history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season At the end of the regular season, he became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, Manning Award,and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award.Manziel capitalized on his redshirt freshman season by leading Texas A&M to a 41–13 victory over Oklahoma in the 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic.
Manziel was given the nickname "Johnny Football" by fans and students at Texas A&M University before the start of the 2012 season.The nickname is a registered trademark.
He was also drafted as a baseball player in the 28th round of the 2014 MLB Draft (837th overall) by the San Diego Padres, officially listed as a shortstop.

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