Autographed Football by Johnny Manziel
Jonathan Paul Manziel, is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Browns with the 22nd overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was nationally recruited out of high school as a dual-threat quarterback. In 2012, Manziel debuted for the Texas A&M Aggies as a redshirt freshman in Kevin Sumlin's Air Raid offense during A&M's first season in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He broke numerous NCAA Division I FBS and SEC records, which include becoming the first freshman and fifth player in NCAA history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season. At the end of the regular season, he became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, Manning Award, and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award. Manziel capitalized on his redshirt freshman season by leading Texas A&M to a 41–13 victory over Oklahoma in the 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic.
TexAgs users tagged Manziel with the nickname "Johnny Football" during Manziel's sophomore high school football season in Texas. The nickname followed him to Texas A&M University and endures to this day.
Despite not having played baseball since his junior year of high school, Manziel was drafted 837th overall in the 28th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. Manziel was officially listed as a shortstop, the position he played at Tivy.
• Heisman Trophy (2012) • Davey O'Brien Award (2012) • Manning Award (2012) • Chic Harley Award (2012) • AP Player of the Year (2012) • Sporting News Player of the Year (2012) • Consensus All-American (2012) • SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2012) • First-team All-SEC (2012, 2013) • SEC Freshman of the Year (2012) • College Football Performance National Freshman of the Year (2012) • Cotton Bowl Offensive MVP (2012) • SEC Male Athlete of the Year (2013) • Chick-fil-A Bowl Offensive MVP (2013) • Mr. Texas Football (2010
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