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Johnny Manziel signs 2-year CFL contract with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

May 19, 2018
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#ComebackSZN is officially heading north of the border.

Former Texas A&M quarterback and 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy Winner, Johnny Manziel, announced today that he has signed a two-year contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.

The team later confirmed the news.

Manziel, who we last saw on the field in The Spring League, hasn't played a full season of professional football since 2015 when he was a member of the Cleveland Browns. During his brief stint with Browns, Johnny Football went 2-6 as a starter, completing 57-percent of his passes while throwing for seven touchdowns as well as seven interceptions. He is also the last starting quarterback to win a game for the Browns on a Sunday despite not being with the team for the last two seasons.

Johnny talked briefly from an undisclosed location on the Canadian border about the signing and his new partnership with Barstool Sports:

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the former CFL team of another Aggie quarterback, Stephen McGee. McGee had a brief stint with the Ti-Cats in 2013 as a backup quarterback. Rumor has it he even slept in the locker room some nights during his time with the team.

Manziel will have a familiar face as a head coach in former SMU Mustangs coach, June Jones. Jones was a first-hand witness to the phenomenon that became known as "Johnny Football" in 2012 when the Aggies routed the Mustangs, 48-3 in Dallas. 

The Tiger-Cats begin their 2018 campaign on June 16th against the Calgary Stampeders in Calgary. Click here to see their full schedule.

#BTHOcanada

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Johnny Manziel signs 2-year CFL contract with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

37,831 Views | 16 Replies | Last: 5 yr ago by Mr.Bond
AgDaddy08-11
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Congratulations Johnny, best of luck with the CFL.
PlanoAg98
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Season starts 6/16! No longer a 3 month lull after Aggie baseball ends. I hope he starts.
C Loves L
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I kinda like their uniforms. You can order a Manziel jersey which can only help the guy
Pure Aggie
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PlanoAg98 said:

Season starts 6/16! No longer a 3 month lull after Aggie baseball ends. I hope he starts.
actually, sooner, i guess this is pre-season...sure hope this gets televised:


Fri. June 1, 7:30 pm vs Toronto Hamilton

Sat. June 9, 1:00 pm vs Montreal
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"Johnny talked briefly from an undisclosed location on the Canadian border"

Is he sneaking into Canada, or in the witness protection program, or what?
StickTogetherAgs
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JF is back.
S.A. Aggie
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Anyone know how to watch their games on line or on cable?I searched but found dead end links.
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superunknown
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S.A. Aggie said:

Anyone know how to watch their games on line or on cable?I searched but found dead end links.


Espn2 has had them most years but i believe espn+ or whatever the online app is called will carry CFL games this year.
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StickTogetherAgs said:

JFF is back.
FIFY
stetson
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Wreck the CFL, Johnny!
Mr.Bond
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Massoli is the starter, hopefully that won't last long
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.




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Aggiebrewer said:

Dead end seems appropriate ...

Warren Moon come to mind?
NathanChristie
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My favorite team out of all sports!! The Hamilton Tiger-Dogs!!!

Johnny's gonna lead them to the Green Cup!
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Is JFF staying with Drake for the season?
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BCG Disciple said:

Is JFF staying with Drake for the season?


He said he was staying in Hamilton
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.




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