Everyone has been giving Johnny Manziel advice, including LeBron James. But it’s pretty clear that Manziel is not interested.
Before you’re willing to look for help, you have to admit to yourself that there is a problem. But if you’re Johnny Manziel, you’re having a major problem admitting this and you’re even ignoring some of the biggest names in sports who are just looking to help you out. To no one’s surprise, Manziel was cut last week from the Browns. In a new report, LeBron also reached out to help him but Manziel looked the other way. Sports Illustrated got some quotes from some of Manziel’s friends and here’s what they revealed.
“When he had LeBron James as a mentor, texting him all the time, hanging out at his house watching football, and Johnny didn’t listen to his advice? That’s when I knew he had a problem,” one of Manziel’s former coaches said.
I wish I had LeBron as a mentor. Everyone has a busy schedule and they took time to reach out to him. So the fact that Manziel was ignoring those who are actually making something of their lives shows how disconnected he is with reality. But maybe it was the environment? It’s been said that Manziel was never really into Cleveland.
On an especially cool afternoon, he remarked: “I bet it’s nice in Dallas right now.” That irked many in the organization, including some teammates, though he was never unpopular in the locker room. Far from it. Many players seemed to gravitate towards Manziel because he was charming and cool. Manziel is loyal, picking up the tab anytime a friend visited Cleveland, buying friends Rolex watches “just because” or taking time to engage in conversation with a teammate’s or coach’s kids who were fans. If he didn’t like someone, he let it be known.
Seems like he’s trying sabotage his own career. We can only hope for Manziel to seek some serious help, much like others have before him.