In Johnny Manziel, a Human Cost to the NFL Draft Machine

Before you venture a step—or, considering the subject, a misstep—further in assessing the gridiron odyssey of Johnny Manziel, you should watch his 2014 appearance on Gruden's QB Camp on ESPN. Throughout most of the hour that the 2012 Heisman 

The first round of the 2014 N.F.L. draft was underway, and the dazzling college quarterback Johnny Manziel was in the green room, stuck in prime-time purgatory. Twenty-one teams came and went, each choosing someone other than Manziel. For nearly 

The first round of the 2014 N.F.L. draft was underway, and the dazzling college quarterback Johnny Manziel was in the green room, stuck in prime-time purgatory. Twenty-one teams came and went, each choosing someone other than Manziel. For nearly 

Father's family is said to be very shady people, always into something, they are the root of Johnny's personality. Doesn't study the game, said to know about 60% of the offense in '12, never watches film; one source said only time he watched film

The first round of the 2014 N.F.L. draft was underway, and the dazzling college quarterback Johnny Manziel was in the green room, stuck in prime-time purgatory. Twenty-one teams came and went, each choosing someone other than Manziel. For nearly