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One interception wasn't Manziels fault. If you watch the press conference Johnny took full responsibility for his lackluster performance.
Signing(s): Johnny Manziel signs with Hamilton (CFL)...then traded to MTL...now released
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Kyle McMahon
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Sounds like the CFL has kicked Johnny Manziel out of the league. Apparently he "contravened an agreement" that allowed him to play in the league (presumably related to domestic violence and/or substance abuse issues). Au revoir, Jean Football.
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Holden Caulfield
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I for one am glad to see that sideshow gone. Als are likely better off to be honest. Pipkin showed alot more than Manziel last year, IMO.
recreational drugs are excluded from CFL drug testing so I wonder what he did...i doubt it's PEDs
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Kyle McMahon
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I agree. Manziel did improve towards the end of the season, but I didn't see anything to suggest he was going to become a legitimate starting QB in this league. He was probably a Brandon Bridge-level prospect; no great loss for the Als.
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An absolute gong show. The Als got taken to the cleaners on this trade.
As somebody who previously had front row tickets to The Kavis Reed Experience, you have my sympathy.
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DanielPlainview
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The guy clearly can't hack it as a pro. I want to say any league signing him would be doing it for the publicity, but then again Christian Hackenberg was signed and made a starter for 2 full weeks.
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Curious as to what exactly contravened his contract. Did he sign in the AAF? He was due a signing bonus on March 1, so that explains the timing.
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It was a bad trade at the time and now it's event worse. You dont give up even a 1st for such an unproven player in the CFL.
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I guess it's because the release didn't have much to do with the Als. AKA, he'd have been released, regardless of where he was playing.
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I am a Ticat fan but my CFL includes a healthy Montreal.
The League should intervene and limit the damage from the trade.
Man Manziel must have realllllly pissed the league office off with whatever it is he did. If Ambroise is coming out and saying the league will not honor any contract given to Johnny then he clearly pissed on the agreement he and the commish agreed on months ago.
He'll go to the AAF and sucked there too. Christian Hackenburg can't even cut it in that league.
He'll go to the AAF and sucked there too. Christian Hackenburg can't even cut it in that league.
It's worse coming from the league. Manziel had some type of agreement with the commission that he had to sign before joining a CFL roster. In theory, this means he did something really stupid where the head office straight up just deleted him from the league.
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Umm what? Why? They pay a guy to make trades and they missed on this one big time. Not our problem: when it came to skill the writing was on the wall, Manziel was not going to be a star in this league,
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If Montreal isn't helped by the League (the team is a mess), we may be down to 8 teams, again, and no one wants that.
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I don't know how much the CFL can help. The problem in Montreal seems to be ownership, junior is way too involved.
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