Johnny Manziel was born to Michelle and Paul Manziel. There isn’t much information about his parents on the internet but it is known that they have been very supportive of his career.

Manziel grew up playing a variety of sports, including football, basketball, baseball and golf. At Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas, he focused on baseball and football. However, in football, sportswriters, coaches and parents said he “achieved folk hero status” and was compared to quarterbacks like Brett Favre, Michael Vick and Drew Brees.

Manziel was drafted by the Browns as the 22nd overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. Despite some success, he struggled with consistency and his tenure was overshadowed by off-field controversies. He was released by the Browns after the end of the 2015 season.

Manziel was inducted into the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame in September 2022.