Tolv år efter at Johnny Manziel blev valgt i første runde af NFL-draften i 2014, træder han nu ind i bokseringen for første gang. Ifølge ESPN’s Andreas Hale vil Manziel den 23. maj stå over for socialmedie-influencer Bob Menery i en opvisningskamp på UFC Apex i Las Vegas.
Kampen er det seneste skift i Manziels karriere efter fodbolden, på et tidspunkt, hvor han stadig kunne have spillet professionelt. Efter blot to sæsoner i NFL med Cleveland Browns blev hans tid i ligaen imidlertid kort. Herefter tilbragte han to år uden for fodbolden, inden han spillede kortvarigt i både CFL og AAF i 2019. Fra 2021 til 2022 deltog han i Fan Controlled Football League for holdet Zappers, og i 2024 lancerede han podcasten Glory Daze.
Nu, i en alder af 33 år, vender Manziel blikket mod en ny udfordring. Den 38-årige Menery bliver hans modstander i en kamp, der tilsyneladende er sat i scene for at tiltrække opmærksomhed og økonomisk gevinst.
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