Unless there is a paper trail, the NCAA can’t do anything.
The brokers can say whatever they want, but unless there is some concrete evidence, it will be difficult to do anything to Johnny Manziel.
ESPN's @schadjoe reporting an autograph broker said he gave $7,500 to Johnny Manziel to sign 300 autographs
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 6, 2013
Did Johnny Manziel take the cash? Probably, because an easy $7500 is hard to turn down even if your family does have money. Proving it is a whole different story.
The Broker has video of Manziel signing things, but the video doesn’t show Manziel accepting cash.
On the videos, which the broker said were recorded without Manziel’s knowledge, ESPN heard Manziel say “you never did a signing with me” and that if the broker were to tell anyone, he would refuse to deal with him again in the future. Manziel, who appeared comfortable throughout the video recordings, also said if asked, he would say he had simply been approached by various autograph seekers.
At one point, ESPN heard a broker ask Manziel if he would take additional cash to sign with special inscriptions, but Manziel declined, indicating he had done that before and it led to questions. The video does not show Manziel accepting cash, which the broker alleges happened three times. The broker told ESPN Manziel said he wanted money for new rims for his vehicle.
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