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March 9, 2016Denver Broncos stud outside linebacker Von Miller, who was named the Super Bowl 50 MVP while leading his team to a victory over the Carolina Panthers, was recently asked about Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel. In an interview with GQ Magazine, the former Texas A&M standout showed support for the Aggie. Although the two both went to school in College Station, they never played together at A&M.
“I talked to him today. We’re going to start working out. I’m not too big to workout with my buddies. He was never too big to workout with me. I love him to death. And he knows the type of support he has. It’s ultimately all up to the individual but it also takes a support system and the type of support Johnny has is second to none. I’m first on that list. Whatever he needs, I’m going to get it done for him.”
The Super Bowl MVP not only showed support for Manziel, but he also believes that the gunslinger will be back in the league at some point. What team does he think the quarterback will play for? Miller thinks he could join the Super Bowl champion Broncos.
“Not only will he be back in the league—of course I’m biased—I still feel like he has a lot of game left in him. I feel like the world hasn’t even seen him get down yet. Some of the stuff he was doing in college, he gonna do the exact same thing in the National Football League. I feel like—you know you never want to blame a team—I don’t think he had enough support around him. Who knows? You might see Johnny Manziel in Denver.”
While Manziel has been involved in yet another police investigation in recent weeks, Miller knows that the quarterback wants to not only turn his life around, but be a great player in the NFL. Miller, who was in Las Vegas with Manziel at UFC 196 this past weekend, believes that No. 2 is paying attention to the potential opportunity that lies in front of him and is staying on a consistent path to recovery.
“He wants to be great. And whenever you got that hunger for success and greatness, you’re going to find a way. Sometimes you get caught in places where you can only see a foot in front of you, let alone looking 30 weeks, 40 weeks, a year down the road. I think he’s just staying on a consistent path now of keeping his head down, working and paying attention to what’s in front of him.”
In 2013, Miller was suspended for the first six games of the season due to violating the NFL’s drug policy. But, unlike Manziel, the star seems to have turned his life around outside of football and put in the time and focus that was needed to remain one of the best in the league.
While the Broncos’ certainly have a vacancy at quarterback following the retirement of one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, Peyton Manning, the thought of Manziel going to Denver just doesn’t seem too plausible at this point. But, then again, maybe Miller knows something that the rest of the world doesn’t.
“I still feel like he has a lot of game left in him. Some of the stuff he was doing in college, he gonna do the exact same thing in the National Football League. You might see Johnny Manziel in Denver.”
Manziel was expected to be released by the Browns when the new league year starts at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, but has since become the subject of conflicting reports.
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“The type of support Johnny has is second to none.”
“I don’t think he had enough support around him.”
Jeez, what an ignorant bunch of blather that was. Miller’s opinions sound highly uninformed. (Unlike mine, of course.)
BTW, note to GQ:
The noun form is workout: one word
The verb form is work out: two words
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