Montreal Alouettes terminate Johnny Manziel's contract
The Johnny Manziel experiment ended less than a year after it began Wednesday with the CFL terminating the quarterback’s contract with the Montreal Alouettes. The league also informed the eight other clubs it wouldn’t register a deal for the former Heisman Trophy winner if any tried to sign him.
“We’re trying to do what we believe is in the best interests of the entire league. The conditions we set, we thought were the right ones. Those conditions have been violated and we feel it’s best, and Montreal feels it’s best, to let Johnny move on. And we think it’s best for our league that he do the same. And we wish him well.”
One option could be Alliance of American Football, which kicked off its inaugural season earlier this month. And Manziel said he was intrigued by the prospect of playing in either the AAF or Xtreme Football League, which is scheduled to resume play next year. Ambrosie announced in December 2017 the league would approve a contract for the former Cleveland Browns first-round pick, who was on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats negotiation list at the time. But Manziel had to fulfil certain requirements to join the league.
The move reunited Manziel with Sherman, who also recruited Manziel to Texas A&M. Acquired to be Montreal’s No. 1 quarterback, the 26-year-old was 2-6 as a starter, completing 106-of-165 passes for 1,290 yards with five TDs and seven interceptions. During Calvillo’s tenure in Montreal , the franchise appeared in eight Grey Cup games, winning three. Calvillo — the most prolific passer in pro football history — was instrumental in that success, being named a league all-star five times and capturing its outstanding player award on three occasions.“Our fans have been long suffering for a stable quarterback situation and a stable team and a franchise committed to stability,” Reed said.
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