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Johnny Manziel had nothing but good things to say about Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders, crediting him for recognizing his talents. He also dropped a bold statement about Coach Prime, saying he would play for him over anyone else if he were still in college.
Born in Tyler, Texas, Manziel plied his trade with the Texas A&M Aggies from 2011 to 2013. He had three solid seasons at the program, winning the Heisman in his sophomore year.
“Me and him being Texas guys, we have had a great relationship for years,” Manziel said on Shannon Sharpe's ‘Club Shay Shay’ podcast. "And I think, looking back at our relationship, he knew something special in me to the point where he intersected my life at times like, sent me a message or showed love, things he didn't have to do.
The former NFL quarterback said he would have relished the opportunity to play for Coach Prime, who is valued at $45 million by Celebrity Net Worth. Manziel credited that to Sanders being ‘a leader of men’, adding that he would sign his life for him.
“If I was a college player looking now, I would say Texas A&M is the best school in the country. That's a given. But number two I would play for a guy who is a leader of men, for a guy who carries himself the way Prime does. And without a doubt I would sign my life,” Manziel told Sharpe.
Johnny Manziel regrets 'disrespecting' LeBron James
While Johnny Manziel talked highly of Deion Sanders, he said he regretted disrespecting another sporting icon in LeBron James.
“What I did, and the way I carried myself in the way that I was in my time during Cleveland was pure and blatant disrespect to them for giving me everything that I could have ever needed to be successful. .... I haven't completely truly got over yet, you know how I let them down,” Manziel said about James and Drake.
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