Johnny Manziel Unofficially Retires From The NFL

Johnny Manziel will go down in history as a cautionary tale, but at least he got a grip on his life before something really bad happened. Manziel has announced that he will no longer pursue a pro football career while on the mic at the Texas A&M spring game.

Here are the details:

Speaking to the SEC Network during Texas A&M’s spring game Saturday (h/t Connor O’Gara of Saturday Down South), Manziel said “football is in the rearview mirror for me.”

Manziel has not officially filed retirement paperwork with the NFL, but he’s been consistent in saying that a comeback attempt likely isn’t in the cards for him.

“In the past, probably, is the way I’d characterize it,” Manziel told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal in June 2020 when asked about his football career (h/t Sports Illustrated’s Jenna West). “I’ve finally got to a point where I’m trying to achieve happiness in life, not happiness on the football field.”

Salute to Manziel for doing it his way.