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In 2012, the brightest star in all of sports was an undersized freshman quarterback at unheralded Texas A&M, whose fervor on the field was rivaled only by his hard-partying ways off it - you can call him “Johnny Football”. The magnetic football player captured the nation’s attention and initially relished his alter ego, but as the money rolled in, the scrutiny heightened, and Manziel rejected his newfound fame and suddenly lost his way. With astonishing candor, Manziel – along with his family, coaches, his former best friend, and his agent – details what happened behind the scenes as scandals piled up in the glare of paparazzi flashbulbs. He had a controversial road, but Manziel went on to search for something even greater: inner peace and happiness with a quieter life that he reveals here.
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00:00 He's taken on Rolling Stones' Beatles status.
00:03 Who are we?
00:05 Manziel Madness has spawned the nickname Johnny Football.
00:08 Johnny Football.
00:09 Johnny Football.
00:10 Johnny Football.
00:11 When I got everything that I wanted, I think I was the most empty that I've ever felt inside.
00:15 I think the way that I played quarterback was just a different kind of football.
00:19 They couldn't stop him.
00:20 He transcended college football and also sports.
00:23 But I had a bone to pick with the NCAA.
00:26 The organization continues to profit off student athletes.
00:30 People have been making millions on the back of Johnny.
00:33 I remember this guy comes up to me and he's like, "Hey, I've got 30 grand for you to sign autographs."
00:37 And once that happened for the first time, it was like game on.
00:40 After that, I saw a different side of him.
00:43 When you take one step onto a slippery slope, it goes pretty quick.
00:47 You have to be careful keeping too much expectations on a young man.
00:51 Johnny and I sang, it was win or lose, we boost.
00:54 And it was real true.
00:55 It was just direct self-sabotage.
00:57 He was probably a $5 million bender.
01:00 He had this fear in his eyes.
01:02 The money and the fame is eating him alive.
01:05 You have to look back and think, were you ever going to be satisfied?
01:08 Was enough ever enough?
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