Johnny Manziel Net Worth - Pulptastic

Publish date: 2024-04-21

What is Johnny Manziel’s Net Worth and Career Earnings?

Johnny Manziel, a former American football player, has a net worth of $6 million. He won the Heisman Trophy while at Texas A&M and entered the 2014 NFL draft. However, he only played in the NFL for two years with the Cleveland Browns. He also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL.

Despite his success on the field, Manziel is more widely known for his off-field controversies.

Johnny Manziel’s Rookie Year and Endorsements

Johnny Manziel earned a total of $7 million during his rookie year with the Cleveland Browns from salary, signing bonus, and endorsements. Despite the high earnings, he only threw for 175 passing yards with zero passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. The team eventually cut him in March 2016 after paying him $7,707,913 in salary. During his time with the Browns, he threw seven touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Manziel’s endorsements, most notably from Nike, earned him millions more. He also endorsed Nissan, McDonald’s, and Panini America. Before entering the NFL draft, he signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar endorsement deal with Nike, with Under Armour and New Balance also submitting proposals. However, Manziel’s off-field controversies led to his being dropped by Nike and his agents in April 2016. Despite his potential, it was projected that he could have earned over $100 million in salary and endorsements had he performed better in the NFL.

Early Life and High School Career

Jonathan Paul Manziel was born in Tyler, Texas, on December 6, 1992. Growing up, he played several sports, including football, basketball, baseball, and golf. However, he chose to focus on football and baseball while attending Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas.

During his high school football career, he started out playing as a receiver his freshman year, only moving to the position of quarterback during the fourth game of his sophomore year. As quarterback, he quickly gained people’s attention with his impressive stats; during his senior year, he had 65.7% passing for 3,609 yards with 45 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. He was named the San Antonio Express-News Offensive Player of the Year twice, the National High School Coaches Association Senior Athlete of the Year in Football, and a Parade All-American. Many schools recruited him, such as Baylor, Colorado State, Iowa State, Louisiana Tech, Oregon Rice, Stanford, Tulsa, as well as Texas A&M.

After receiving an academic scholarship, Manziel became the starting quarterback for Texas A&M following the departure of Ryan Tannehill. He gained attention by breaking Archie Manning’s total offense record and leading his team to victory against top-ranked Alabama. He became the first freshman to pass for 3,000 and rush for 1,000 yards in a season, and the first freshman to win the Davey O’Brien Award and the Heisman Trophy. In his sophomore season, he came in fifth place in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Johnny Manziel, a former college football star at Texas A&M, entered the 2014 NFL Draft but fell to the 22nd overall pick due to concerns about his attitude. He played for the Cleveland Browns for two seasons, during which he was fined for a rude gesture and demoted to third-string quarterback for partying. The Browns eventually cut him in 2016.

Manziel spent two years out of football before joining the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL in 2018. He was later traded to the Montreal Alouettes but was eventually released by the league. He attempted a comeback with the AAF in 2019, but the league filed for bankruptcy without completing a season. As of April 2020, Manziel remains unsigned by any professional football team.

Controversies and Legal Issues

Manziel’s career has been marred by several controversies and run-ins with the law. His first arrest was in June 2012, before he even played his first college football game. He presented a fake ID to police officers following an altercation that he got involved in while trying to stop a friend.

Manziel’s troubling behavior continued throughout college and into his time with the pros. He was kicked out of a University of Texas fraternity party, investigated by the NCAA for allegedly accepting payments for autographs (but found not guilty), and pulled over for fighting with then-girlfriend Colleen Crowley in the car. He was also involved in a domestic violence investigation by the Dallas Police Department in 2016, resulting in a misdemeanor assault charge being brought against him.

His off-field antics had serious repercussions, including the Cleveland Browns cutting ties with him, losing his Nike sponsorship deal, and having two different agents terminate him as a client.

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