Twitter had plenty to say about it:
BREAKING NEWS: Johnny Manziel signs with the CFL and Barstool Sports @comebacksznshow SUBSCRIBE: https://t.co/O3J4YiWgNK pic.twitter.com/p6pjjc9Qf6
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) May 19, 2018
Give Johnny Manziel credit. There have been a lot of other QBs that have said how much they want to play, then refused to take this step. Good for him.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 19, 2018
Good for Johnny Manziel. Go to Canada, consistently show the NFL you can again be Johnny Football on the field while being grown-up, cleaned-up John off it. Long way to go but this is a start, a last start.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 19, 2018
Johnny Manziel has signed a contract to play in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, becoming the latest notable NFL player to jump to the CFL. pic.twitter.com/LZsFc7qMV5
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 19, 2018
Per source, Johnny Manziel is actually at the Canadian border near Buffalo now getting a work permit. Will report to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats today. Press conference this afternoon, team meeting tonight, first practice tomorrow.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 19, 2018
Whatever you think of Johnny Manziel, the attention he’ll bring to the #CFL won’t hurt
— Matthew Scianitti (@TSNScianitti) May 19, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Manziel explains why he signed with the CFL. Subscribe and listen to the full episode @comebacksznshow https://t.co/O3J4YiWgNK pic.twitter.com/0vcTZbDoH0
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) May 19, 2018
POLL: Will Johnny Manziel ever play another game in the NFL?
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) May 19, 2018
The real kicker for Johnny Manziel is that CFL rules require a two-year contract, so Hamilton actually has his rights not just this season, but the season after as well.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) May 19, 2018
Translation: Johnny Football CANNOT sign w/an NFL team until late in the 2019 NFL season.
Google trends today: 1) Royal Wedding, 2) Johnny Manziel, 3) Where is Hamilton? #CFL pic.twitter.com/NV4HhmswAy
— Laura Stewart (@lstewy) May 19, 2018
I’m not arguing with y’all about Johnny Manziel to Hamilton. You’re entitled to your opinion and I respect that, but I’m not perpetuating a terrible redemption story for a man I’d rather not have on the team.
— Shawn W. Smith (@shawn_w_smith) May 19, 2018
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