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@JManziel2: Bullshit like tonight is a reason why I can't wait to leave college station...whenever it may be

FOUR DAYS AFTER the tweet, Johnny Manziel did what many boys do when they're in trouble. He went home. The farm roads and state highways between College Station and Tyler blurred under the wheels of his black Mercedes-Benz, the one he wanted so badly that his dad finally bought it for him. Paul Manziel didn't want his son to do something stupid to get it for himself. A jagged line marked the back left quarter panel; even before Johnny tweeted that he wanted to leave College Station, someone had keyed his car. When Johnny arrived at his grandmother's house in Tyler on this Wednesday, Paul leaned over and silently ran his finger along the length of the cut, seeing what someone had done. He felt helpless. Building tension from the past week, and from the seven months of scrutiny that preceded it, had left his son on edge and exhausted. Maybe here, outside the siege walls of College Station, Johnny could exhale. He needed space to retake the control he'd lost over both himself and his new persona. Johnny Football is a growling grown-ass beast of a human. Johnathan Manziel is a boy trying to become a man.

Johnny wanted to play golf with his dad, so they unloaded their bags in the sun-baked parking lot of Hollytree Country Club. Paul also had the usual half-dozen items for his son to sign, things given to him by family friends or mailed to the car dealership he runs. People in passing carts waved and smiled. Paul grew up on this course as a kid, the grandson of a Texas oil fortune, which still fu

As a 9-year-old, I had one dream in my life, and that was to be a famous athlete. My dad was a huge Texas A&M fan, so the first famous athlete I saw in person was Johnny Manziel at the Chick-fil-a bowl. I remember how the rest of the team was essentially invisible because everyone wanted to see “Mr. Johnny Football.” This is how I pictured my life going. This was what I wanted. Now as a college athlete myself, and having seen the downfall of Manziel, I realize I would never wish that life on anybody.

“Untold: Johnny Football” is a new documentary from Netflix, telling the story of Manziel—the good and the bad. He went from being the best college football player in the country in his freshman year of college to being on the verge of homelessness five years later. What made Manziel so famous was a mixed bag. He would party every night like many college students, and then play the greatest game of football you’d ever seen anyone play.

On the outside, all you might see is a stupid college kid who has everything in the world but hasn’t matured. However, in the documentary we see how much pressure this 19-year-old had placed on him and how his mental health took a toll.

This is a dilemma that may never be widely understood about college athletes. No matter how composed athletes may seem, they are all dealing with a mental burden that can’t even be imagined. Even as a division two athlete that is not famous, if I make a mistake, I feel like I’ve let down myself and many others. I couldn’t even imagine the letdown a famous athlete would feel.

I’m not saying that Manziel was in the right to go out and party all night before a game—but this was obviously his escape. This is what allowed him to play the freest flowing football, because his mind was at ease. Even his coaches would say they didn’t agree with it, but that his dark side is what he must release to play great. This is not uncommon; many top athletes need a release that allows them to play at their

Johnny Manziel’s glory days on the football field are a decade old this year. Now he’s looking to create some new ones in the podcast studio. 

The famed college star and infamous NFL bust is getting his own talk show, "Glory Daze," which is being produced and distributed by Almost Friday Media. The show is launching during the upcoming football season and will feature regular interviews with high-profile current and former athletes, a source told Fox News Digital.

"I've been fortunate enough to experience the highest highs and lowest lows that come with being a professional athlete," Manziel said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.

"On 'Glory Daze,' with Almost Friday Media, I'll get the opportunity to sit down with other iconic athletes and help them share their incredible stories. We'll look back through the lens of the players themselves, giving fans an inside look at the moments they remember and the stories they've never heard."

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It’s not even Manziel’s only foray into sports media this week. It was also announced Thursday that Manziel will be an upcoming guest on ESPN's "College Gameday"for Texas A&M's game against Notre Dame on Saturday, where he will predict the game's outcome as a celebrity prognosticator. 

On Wednesday, the Action Network announced Manziel would be joining its "Big Bets on Campus" podcast as a college football analyst this week. 

As a sports gambling analyst, Manziel will discuss an activity that has been linked to addiction.

Addiction of a different kind is a subject he’s spoken about recently. 

Manziel struggled