Georgia Bulldogs Football head coach Kirby Smart Side sidewiped Heisman Trophy-winning Quarterback Johnny Manziel during a recent coaching clinic.
Smart then spoke four former collegial quarterbacks on his screen – Alabama’s Bryce Young, LSU’s Joe Burrow, Texas A & M’s Manziel And Auburn’s Cam Newton. He asked what every quarterback had in common.
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Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart looks up to Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first half in Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on January 2, 2025. (Stephen LEW-IMAGNERGENDITION Images)
One person screamed “Heisman.” Smart said that was a good answer. Every player won the Heisman trophy during their time at the university. Someone else said “champion” and that seemed to be a bridge too far for SMART.
“Champions? He is not a champion. Champion of what? Champion of Fireball,” said Smart about Manziel. “Okay, okay, okay, okay, I’m going to go here for you. There is a Heisman. Right? They all had great days versus our defenses. All four if they go to us in one way or another.”
The Clip went viral On Monday.
Johnny Manziel watches prior to the SEC championship game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the LSU Tigers in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on December 3, 2022. (Brett Davis-usa Today Sports)
Manziel struggled with drug and alcohol addiction during and after his NFL career at the Cleveland Browns. He thought about the roots and impact of his addiction in a Q&A with students and that in recovery at the University of Alabama’s Vital health conference Back in August.
Manziel indicated during the conference that alcohol no longer had a place in his life. He also indicated that the experience taught him a new way to manage potentially future success. He surrounded himself with consultants who pushed him to him when necessary. He said he learned that from too much unanimous support from the people around him in the past.
Former Texas A&M Aggies player Johnny Manziel looks from the sidelines during the first half of the match between the Aggies and the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks in Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, on September 16, 2023. (Troy Taormina-usa Today Sports)
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“I started to develop and have a lot of yes, men around me,” Manziel said. “I think that the head of that group of influences was myself, and managing success is now not a solo. You have to have a support system and tend to things in your life.”
Jackson Thompson from Fox News has contributed to this report.
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