Poster of the movie Untold Johnny Football (2023)

Untold Johnny Football

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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. Dubbed "Johnny Football, " the magnetic football player captured the nation's attention and initially relished his alter ego: "I wanted to be Johnny Football.

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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. Dubbed "Johnny Football, " the magnetic football player captured the nation's attention and initially relished his alter ego: "I wanted to be Johnny Football.

Johnny Football never had a bad time, " he says. 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 fumbled his shot at NFL success after the Cleveland Browns picked him in the first round of the NFL draft in 2014, 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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