#Manziel

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[v6quewrlds]

Off topic but the way they’re doing the Sanders is already crazy enough but if they don’t get drafted oh boy like how do you even recover from that other than hoping to get a position and trying out afterwards. I can’t imagine the psychological impact of that it’s so humiliating ngl I feel bad for the Dad as well too

idk if anyone saw the post about someone prank calling him pretending to be a team exec? it's all so lame, honestly.

[aquaholicsanonymousworld]

Johnny & Football

Pairing: Johnny Manziel x Rockstar!Reader

Author's note: This isn't so much about Johnny Football so much as it is that one edit of him to Nights Like This that made me feel like storytelling through Johnny Football. I hope you get it.

The segment begins with archival footage—her as a kid on the sidelines, her father on the field, a young Johnny Manziel throwing a touchdown at Texas A&M. The voiceover sets the tone: “She grew up in football. It shaped her, guided her, and at times, nearly broke her. Now, years later, she takes the biggest stage in sports—Super Bowl Sunday.”

Cut to the sit-down: She’s composed but not guarded, wearing something understated—no flashy celebrity glamour, just her. The journalist, a respected 60 Minutes correspondent, leans in, hands clasped.

Interviewer: “Your halftime show isn’t just a performance—it’s a dedication. To football, to the players who shaped your life. Why was that important to you?”

She takes a breath, choosing her words carefully.

Her: “Football is where I come from. It’s the reason I ever stepped onto a stage in the first place. My dad, my brothers, my childhood—everything was the game. Even now, some of the biggest turning points in my life, in my career, happened because of football. I think… it just made sense to give something back.”

They nod, letting the moment settle before pulling up a clip—Johnny in his prime, electric, larger than life. A flash of him holding up the Heisman. The two of them in an old sideline clip, her in his jersey, laughing.

She watches, lips pressed together, a small, knowing smile.

Interviewer: “Johnny Manziel. He was part of your story.”

A pause. The camera catches the flicker of something in her eyes.

Her: “Yeah. He was.” She exhales, shaking her head slightly. “I mean, what can I say? We were young. We were stupid. We thought we had it all figured out.”

Interviewer: “You stayed with him through a lot.”

She nods, looking down for a second.

Her: “Yeah. I did.” Another pause. “I think when you love someone, you try to hold on. But some things are bigger than love.”

Interviewer: “Do you regret it?”

She considers that for a moment.

Her: “No. I regret that he hurt himself. I regret that I couldn’t pull him out of it. But I don’t regret loving him.”

After touching on Johnny, the 60 Minutes interviewer shifts gears, transitioning into how she moved forward. The screen flashes with images—her debut album cover, her first award win, her onstage at a sold-out arena.

Interviewer: “After Johnny, your life changed drastically. You became one of the biggest artists in the world. But it happened while he was unraveling. What was that like?”

She exhales, taking a moment.

Her: “It was… complicated. You know, I had this dream since I was a kid. I wanted to sing. I wanted to make music. And suddenly, it was happening for me. I had a record deal, I was on the radio, I was opening for artists I grew up idolizing. But at the same time, the person I had loved most in the world was—” She stops, presses her lips together. “He was losing everything.”

The screen cuts to an old tabloid headline: “Johnny Manziel’s $5M Bender—Football’s Golden Boy in Free Fall.”

A clip of Johnny from an old interview, his eyes glazed, his words slow.

Her: “I’d be at rehearsals, in meetings, doing all these things I had worked for my whole life, and my phone would be blowing up with news alerts about Johnny. He was in Vegas. He was getting cut. He was in rehab. I’d be about to go on stage, and someone would send me a clip of him slurring through an interview. And it’s like… I couldn’t process any of it. Because what was I supposed to do? Stop? Go back?”

Interviewer: “Did you feel guilty?”

A long pause.

Her: “Yeah.” She nods, eyes distant. “Yeah, I did. I mean, I had made it. I was getting everything we used to talk about. And he—he wasn’t.”

Another clip plays—her first late-night performance, the host saying: “She’s the music industry’s newest sensation—please welcome…”

Her: “I remember my first big performance. It was late night TV. A huge moment. And I get off stage, my phone is ringing. It’s my mom.” She swallows, eyes flickering. “Johnny had been in another incident. And it’s like, I should’ve been celebrating. But all I could think was, ‘Is he okay?’”

The interviewer lets that sink in before asking:

Interviewer: “Did you reach out to him?”

She nods.

Her: “I did. A few times. And for a while, it was the same cycle—he’d tell me he was fine, he’d tell me he was figuring it out. And then I’d see something else in the news.”

Interviewer: “When did you stop trying?”

A long, heavy pause.

Her: “The day he got cut for good.”

The screen flashes: “Browns Release Johnny Manziel Amid Off-Field Issues.”

She looks down, fingers tapping against her knee.

Her: “I think that’s when it hit me—he wasn’t coming back. And if I kept trying to pull him out of it, I was gonna go down with him.”

The interviewer watches her for a moment before speaking softly:

Interviewer: “But now, years later, you’re honoring him in your halftime show.”

She lets out a soft, almost sad laugh.

Her: “Yeah.” A pause. “Because no matter what, he was part of my story. He was part of my love for football. And I think… I just want to acknowledge that.”

The journalist gives her space to sit with that before shifting gears.

Interviewer: “You’re performing at the Super Bowl. That’s a full-circle moment.”

Her: A soft laugh, eyes glinting. “Yeah. It’s wild, isn’t it? A kid who grew up on the sidelines of this game, now standing at the fifty-yard line, performing for the whole world.”

A beat.

Interviewer: “And you’re not doing it alone. You’ve been seen with someone—a current player. Do you want to talk about that?”

She smirks, leaning back slightly.

Her: “You guys love a good headline, huh?” She laughs, then grows thoughtful. “I think I’ve learned not to name things too soon. But yeah, I’ll say this—football is still a big part of my life. In more ways than one.”

The final montage rolls—her at rehearsals, standing at the 50-yard line, looking around an empty stadium. A voiceover: “On February 9th, she will take the biggest stage of her career. Not just for herself, but for the game that raised her, and for the people who made her who she is. A performance dedicated to the game that made her, the people who shaped her, and the love she never quite outran.”

The interview ends, and by the next morning, social media is on fire. Headlines everywhere:

“She Breaks Her Silence on Johnny Manziel”

“A Love Story That Never Stopped Hurting”

“The Halftime Show Just Became a Must-Watch”

She didn’t just give an interview—she gave a confession. And now, the world is waiting to see what she does next.

[topboylikesully]

King James

[tarmac-rat]

Hey hey I need to uuh hum fight you at the back of a Denny's or something over those tags on my cyberpunk post lile wtf? That's such a good analysis of his character I love your work a lot in general but this is doing me in I'm gonna cry, you're so fucking right about this dumb broken man 🥺😠

I will not fight you I will bake you a cake and give you a kiss because you're very sweet I appreciate your kindness 😘

I really love your perspective on Johnny's disabilities and addictions impacting how he sees and interacts with the world-- as someone who herself isn't disabled I tend to overlook the way people view the world through that lens and as a result have realized that I haven't touched upon it much in my own analysis of Cyberpunk, and your insight really was spot-on and spoke to me in a way I hadn't considered before.

I talk a lot about the themes and meta of the game but Pondsmith himself came out and said, like, before the game came out that Johnny is not the hero of the story. He THINKS he's the hero of the story but the way people and even himself idolize him and his actions are in many ways his biggest shortcoming. Johnny is addicted to the image of himself, much like he's addicted to his vices and addicted to his cause. He needs his anchors no matter how detrimental they are to him, but in many respects those anchors were never his choice. Now he's stuck in his place, dug in and unable to move, and that's the way he dies. Alone, unmoored, and stuck in his ways.

He's a very tragic and even empathetic character-- I do understand why he does the things he does and feel for him when he suffers tragedies-- but treating him as a hero of this story is wrong, in my opinion. He's a disabled, traumatized war veteran who was set up in life to fail at a very early age. His flaws are of his own making. They are not of his own design.

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[netflixia]

Untold: Johnny Football - Teaser

In 2012, the brightest star in all of sports was an undersized freshman quarterback at unheralded Texas A&M, whose fervor on the field was rivaled only by his hard-partying ways off it - you can call him “Johnny Football”. The magnetic football player captured the nation’s attention and initially relished his alter ego, but as the money rolled in, the scrutiny heightened, and Manziel rejected his newfound fame and suddenly lost his way. With astonishing candor, Manziel – along with his family, coaches, his former best friend, and his agent – details what happened behind the scenes as scandals piled up in the glare of paparazzi flashbulbs. He had a controversial road, but Manziel went on to search for something even greater: inner peace and happiness with a quieter life that he reveals here.

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COUNTDOWN 132

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[thefauxsport]

Josie Canseco looks like Fievel from American Tail BEFORE the visit to the plastic surgeon and Johnny looks like a drunk Charlie Brown. They're so hit in the face THEY BELONG TOGETHER!

I'm going to have to google these references

[stastrodome]

Despite all the suffering that may come from arousing the expectations of decent people who will find it difficult to embrace the humanity in your failures, I suppose it's better to be known as "Johnny Football" than "Johnny Philosophy".

[stacksandkicks]

CULTURE: #SHANNONSHARPE "CLUB SHAY SHAY" FT: #JOHNNYMANZIEL

In a candid and revealing interview on Shannon Sharpe’s latest “Club Shay Shay” episode, Johnny Manziel opens up about his storied college career, reflecting on both the highs and lows. With honesty and introspection, Manziel discusses his struggles with drinking and smoking weed during his time in the spotlight. He delves into the pressures of fame and the temptations that came with it,…

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[porcom]

Untold: Johnny Football

"Ce documentaire retrace l'ascension fulgurante et la chute précipitée de la vedette du football Johnny Manziel par des entrevues avec lui, ainsi que des amis et entraîneurs."

👍 Aimé

[wfodicks]

#631: HOSTGATOR DOTCOM AND THE PODIATRIST SHORTAGE

mike and travis discuss the following topics…. ding dong ditch…. the johnny football untold…. the dinner encounter…. after the break, we talk to hostgator dotcom about his life and times as a human billboard and reclaiming his face. if you have business inquiries, you can reach him at boxingchampak@wfod potw: cruis’n blast/jack ryan well,…