Johnny Manziel
American football player, Award Winner
1992 –
Who is Johnny Manziel?
Jonathan Paul Manziel, also known by his nickname "Johnny Football", is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.
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 offense during 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.
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- Born
- Dec 6, 1992
Tyler - Also known as
- Johnny Football
- Jonathan Paul Manziel
- Johnny Cleveland
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Tivy High School
(2007 - 2011) - Texas A&M University
Sport management
(2011/01 - 2013)
- Tivy High School
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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