Johnny Manziel and the tragedy of a fallen football idol
Johnny Manziel and the tragedy of a fallen football idol
A new documentary shows the college football great as a man unwilling – or perhaps unable – to move on from his past
Not gonna lie, I remain interested in the walking intersection of sports and "famous for being famous" and East Texas affluenza that is Johnny Manziel. Actually saw him play once, in Canada.
As an aside, CFL football is awesome when the offenses are humming, but endless two-and-outs are mind-numbing. Some might even say 33% more boring than an equivalent game in the US.
The Netflix documentary does bring up the "affluenza" bit. It was all a lie to hide the fact that he was signing autographs for money, which is hilarious.
I just watched the documentary and it's very solid. It's kind of nice to remember how much fun his freshman season was to watch.
I'm surprised Netflix didn't try to stretch it out into a 6-part series