Johnny Manziel was on track to be one of the greatest football players of all time but in just a few short years, he went from being a beloved national football icon to a forgotten, failing idiot.
“Untold: Johnny Football” on Netflix seeks to share the story of the now-30-year-old’s rapid rise and fall from football fame through profanity-laced interviews with Manziel, his family, and even former coaches and managers. It ultimately proves, however, that Manziel has few to no regrets about how his quarterback career abruptly ended.
The world was rooting for Johnny Football but he blew his chance to stay in the big leagues because he wanted the world.
Game Changer
There’s no denying that Texas native Johnny Manziel was a star football player. He could catch, he could run, and — as his high school coaches found out his sophomore year — he could throw. Not long after Manziel was promoted to varsity quarterback, scouts all across the country flocked to Lone Star State on Friday nights to watch the award-winning kid from Kerrville do his thing.
Manziel was definitely going places, probably on a full scholarship. His parents confirmed in the “Untold” episode that he wished it would be the University of Texas. Ultimately, Manziel received offers from several universities including Baylor, Iowa State, Rice, Stanford, and Oregon.
The documentary does not mention these offers or Manziel’s first commitment to play at Oregon. Instead, it hones in on his ultimate decision to play at Texas
