“Mr. Manziel violated a condition of his agreement with the league,” Montreal General Manager Kavis Reed said of the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, who lasted less than a full year north of the border.
Former Montreal Alouettes quarterback Johnny Manziel in October. By Jacob Bogage Jacob Bogage National sports writer and blogger Email Bio Follow February 27 at 5:04 PM The Canadian Football League ended its relationship with Johnny Manziel on Wednesday, with the league saying the quarterback “contravened the agreement which made him eligible to play in the league.”
“Mr. Manziel violated a condition of his agreement with the league,” Montreal General Manager Kavis Reed said Wednesday afternoon at a news conference. “He was given opportunities to rectify the situation with the league and chose not to. . . . The league and our team put a lot of infrastructure in place for Mr. Manziel to be successful.”
Manziel tweeted Wednesday that his time in Canada “reestablished my love for the game of football and the work that goes into it” and that he is looking forward “to exploring new options within the United States.” — Johnny Manziel February 27, 2019 Manziel spent much of 2017 negotiating with the Tiger-Cats, who held his rights. Manziel eventually signed on to play for the developmental Spring League in 2018 and then signed a two-year deal with Hamilton in May.
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