Dec 27, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) leaves the field after the loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs won 17-13. Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports (c)2015 DennyMedley/Random Photograp
Former Heisman Trophy winner and Cleveland Browns first-round pick Johnny Manziel had a compelling response about a potential return to football.

Johnny Manziel hasn’t played an NFL snap since the 2015 season. His well-documented partying lifestyle and off-the-field issues became too much for the Browns, who released “Johnny Football” after two seasons.

In 2018, Manziel detailed his mental health struggles and issues with alcohol. He attempted a football comeback with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, but to no avail.

Manziel was subsequently banned by the league for missing mandatory meetings. He signed with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), but the season shut down before completing its inaugural 2019 season.

During an appearance on Logan Paul’s “Impaulsive” podcast, Johnny Manziel was asked if it’s “too late” to attempt an NFL comeback. Manziel explained that he started training again and is only interested in returning to the NFL, though he admits it’s unlikely.

“I asked myself this question last year (if he could return to the NFL)…got myself into a mindset of like, ‘Okay, I’m going to go start working out again, throwing the football around, see if I can still get myself in shape…’

I remember calling my agent, being like, ‘I think I’m gonna try and make a comeback.’ He’s like, ‘Okay, we’ll start talking with some guys, UFL, XFL.’ And I’m just sitting there thinking like, ‘There’s no way I’m going back to (expletive) play in one of these early leagues…UFL…XFL..anything like that.”

Manziel expressed frustration with trying to return to the NFL by playing in other football leagues.

“As much as I would like to think that that’s something I can do, I think at 32, my chances are probably pretty chopped,” Manziel said.

Indeed, the odds of Johnny Manziel getting another chance on the wrong side of 30 are awfully slim. It’s not like he was a great NFL quarterback at one point of his career, either, so there’s little reason for NFL teams to give him another shot.

Johnny Manziel Is A Giant Case Of “What If?”

Johnny Manziel (Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports)
Manziel was among the most electrifying and entertaining quarterbacks ever seen in the NCAA. It’s truly unfortunate that his off-the-field issues wasted a potentially marvelous NFL career, but one can also wonder how different things could have been if he landed on a non-dysfunctional organization.

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

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Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

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Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’