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's comeback tour -- both on and off the field -- is ramping up. Not only did , where , he also served as the, where heBut for as much as Manziel needs to demonstrate to that he's improved as a football player, he also needs to show them that he's a changed person. After all, JC Tretter Jersey Manziel didn't just flame out of the after two disastrous seasons because of his poor quality of play, though that certainly played a role. He primarily lost his job because of and in January 2016 (). As he rehabs his image, Manziel's agreed to numerous interviews during which he's opened up about his demons. In February, he revealed that Austin Corbett Jersey and that he's now sober. On Wednesday, as Manziel to continue his audition, Manziel continued to open up about just how low his life got during his downward spiral. In a conversation with ESPN's Scott Van Pelt, Manziel said that " and revealed how a tearful plea from his mom helped him turn his life around. "I got so low to the point where I questioned what I was doing and if my life was probably really worth living to a point anymore and got really down and really had to sit and reflect and look on what I was doing every day," Manziel said, according to ESPN.com. "My mom came to me one day and asked me -- she didn't really ask, she was just in tears -- 'What are you doing with your life? Why do I have to go around and get this secondhand of words and conversations of the negative things you're doing around the world that's coming back to me?' "And I saw how bad that it broke her heart, and it sucked. And it really hit home." Manziel hasn't been on a roster since the 2015 season. But Eric Murray Jersey in recent months, he's been making a push to regain a job in the Baker Mayfield Jersey league -- from his interviews to discu s the changes he's made off the field to his on-the-field auditions in front of NFL teams. Manziel remains unsigned and there's a decent chance he winds up in the CFL, where he can prove to NFL teams that he's matured enough to handle the responsibilities that come with being a profe sional quarterback while also providing teams with actual game tape. Given just how poorly his first stint in the NFL went, it'll likely take more than honest interviews, the Pro Days, and for an NFL team to take a chance on him. Manziel seems to understand that this is his last chance. Manziel told last week. "This is the 35th chance. This is the last of the last chances to show people that I've made a drastic change in my life, and it's for the better and I'm happy with where I'm at." More importantly, even if Manziel doesn't make his way Myles Garrett Jersey back into the NFL, hopefully the positive changes he's talked about stick with him. At this point, Manziel's story extends way beyond football."It's nice to wake up with a smile on your face and not be down and out," Manziel told Van Pelt. |
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