Johnny Manziel took to Twitter and Instagram to help repair a reputation sullied in part by Twitter and Instagram advertising his off-field exploits.
The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback earned his release from the Cleveland Browns earlier this year after several alcohol-related incidents, received an indictment for a domestic incident involving his former girlfriend, attended Coachella and a Justin Bieber concert, and found himself involved in a couple of car crashes, among other issues. The NFL suspended him for four games as a result of the incident in Texas with his former girlfriend, which followed a more muted event involving his former girlfriend not involving a police helicopter that occurred in Ohio several months earlier.
Johnny Football tweeted out a vague apology to Texas A&M fans, vowing: “I’ll do whatever I can to make it right.”
At roughly the same time, the NFL free agent posted an “I’ll be back” promise on Instagram. Manziel maintained, “It can’t end like this.”
A video posted by Johnny Manziel (@jmanziel2) on Jul 18, 2016 at 2:19pm PDT
The social media blitz follows an everything-is-awesome statement released to the Washington Post a few days ago. “I’m actually doing well,” Manziel insisted. “I have good friends around me supporting what I do and I try to support them in what they want to do. I’m not saying I’m never drinking again, but for now just mostly being healthy. I’ve got a killer gym in my house and I can spend time working out.”
Manziel has been looking for a team to join since winter. Manziel has been looking like a skinny mess for most of that time. Manziel has been? He says Manziel will be.