Old Sarge said:
My 6yr old son watched him play the Florida game in person, his Heisman year. Johnny Football, Heisman, etc. that year.
He would walk up to other kids his age, and ask them if they watched Aggie Football, and say " I'd like to tell you about Aggie Football and my favorite player Johnny Manziel". Had a big poster of him in his room.
We completely remodeled the house last year, and I started to bring up what used to be his favorite poster, but was shut down by my son. No need for that. He KNEW that Johnny was a screw up. A 10 year old, no less. "I know Dad, I don't want it up". His idol, a waste.
Not a total waste though, as the talk about drugs are bad is already clear in his mind. He watched his idol flush it all away. No better example.
Thanks JFF, sadly you made this a great example.
It's another great opportunity to teach your son how to avoid being a judgmental *****.