Texas A&M legend Johnny Manziel reportedly revealed during a new Netflix documentary he attempted suicide after the Cleveland Browns, who drafted him in 2014, cut him in 2016.
Johnny Manziel revealed in a new documentary he attempted suicide after the"Untold: Johnny Football," scheduled to release Tuesday, is the latest of the Netflix series that gives an inside look at one of the top football stars of the 21st century who ultimately flamed out of the NFL despite winning the 2012 Heisman Trophy atHis lack of success in the league, mixed with substance abuse issues and a bipolar disorder diagnosis, left Manziel seeing no way out.
He was 215 pounds in January of that year, and by the time September rolled around, he had dropped to 175 pounds. Though lawyers reached an agreement with officials to get the charge dropped under conditions, the Browns, after using their first-round pick on him during the 2014 NFL Draft, cut him before the start of his third NFL season.
"I wanted to get as bad as humanly possible to where it made sense, and it made it seem like an excuse and an out for me." Manziel bought a gun prior to his"bender" to ultimately carry out his suicide attempt. But it didn’t work.
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