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Someone who is no stranger to being under the spotlight, 2012 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel, is a big fan of how current NFL tight end Travis Kelce has been negotiating the media attention he has received while dating pop star Taylor Swift.
While Travis Kelce has admitted that his many non-football ventures have negatively impacted his NFL career as it nears its end, Johnny Manziel doesn’t believe they, nor his relationship with Taylor Swift, have been too big of a distraction.
“Listen, the guy is a true one of one,” Manziel told Fox News. “I think nobody would deny how much he loves the game and puts his heart on the line every single week, week in and week out like he’s been doing for years. He’s a special person, so nothing that he does, whether he flies to New York for dinner with his girl during the season or whatever it is. Listen, there’s certain people who move a little bit differently. He is one of them.
“But I know for certain, and everybody that’s a Chiefs fan knows, when Sunday, Thursday or Monday rolls around, [he] is for sure one or two people on that team who will be ready, juiced and amped to win a football game. Everything else is just, ‘Hey, we gotta make a living. We gotta make a bag. We gotta create something for whenever we’re done playing.’ I think he’s done an excellent job of it.”
Johnny Manziel says he appreciates what Travis and his brother Jason Kelce have done with their podcast, as well as what other former NFL players like Cam Newton are bringing to the table in this new media age.
“I think what the media world is turning into now where guys are getting off the field and turning it into what we’ve seen with New Heights, or 4th & 1, or the list can kinda go on with guys doing great things in the media,” said Manziel. “I think it gives a great, ‘For the boys,’ atmosphere and environment for those who have spent a lot of time in the game, who know the game.
“There’s a lot of people out there in the world who think they really, really know football and the NFL and how it is – this player is good and that. You know who really knows? Guys who have been in the league for 13, 14 years. Guys who have really done it week in and week out who know everything. I enjoy listening to people who are really the experts.”
In a separate interview with USA Today, Johnny Manziel, who also knows a thing or two about playing quarterback in Cleveland, shared his thoughts on rookie Browns QB Shadeur Sanders.
“Knowing his family, knowing his dad for a long time, [he’s] well prepared for the moment,” Manziel...
