If you have watched ESPN recently, or are a fan of football, chances are you’ve heard a thing or two about the Texas A&M star quarterback Johnny Manziel. Although his actions on the field won him the Heisman trophy (becoming the first freshman to ever win the award), and gave him a reputation as one of the best players in the nation, his actions off of the field have made it a widely accepted opinion that he is a bad guy in general.
Manziel is only a sophomore, and he has garnered as much attention as Ray Lewis got when he killed that guy. Manziel played so well last year that he has been given the name Johnny Football. He was accused of signing autographs for money during this past offseason, but who honestly cares besides the NCAA?
There’s no proof he did accept money, and if he did, what’s so wrong about making money off of the celebrity status that he got himself?
Even though there was no proof of Manziel accepting money, he was still suspended for half of the season opener against Rice, which is basically a punishment of nothing.
I find it awesome that the actions of Manziel have caused so much controversy.
He’s living life like any other normal college student, the only reason he’s getting all the negative press is because he is an athlete. I feel like this is an unfair bias towards students that are not involved with athletics.
ESPN Magazine has a 10-page article on Manziel and his achievements. It tells about every single one of his hilarious rants. It talks about how he threw a golf club when he didn’t hit a putt, but that’s just the dedication he has to his sports, and it shows on and off of the football field.
I will admit that sometimes Manziel may act a little rash, but the media and fans are taking it way out of proportion. One person on twitter once called out Manziel, and his response was a picture of himself holding the Heisman. I think that that’s a pretty good reply.
The main problem that these news reporters and older fans have is that they need to remember what they were like in college. I’m sure that they got drunk every now and then, unless you were someone who stayed in studying every night and made straight A’s. I feel like the majority of people hating on Manziel did some of the same things he has done. He’s successful with what he’s doing, I don’t see a problem.