Johnny Manziel, the star quarterback of the Texas A&M Aggies and only true freshman in college football history to win the Heisman Trophy, has been in the news time and time again this offseason for non-football reasons.
Most recently, he was allegedly thrown out of the Manning Passing Camp for being hung over after a night of partying. Manziel denied a hangover, saying he overslept because his cell phone battery died, which he uses as an alarm, and said "absolutely not," when asked if he was hung over.
In media sitdowns to build up the upcoming college football season, Manziel admitted that the pressure that has come with his Heisman victory is greater than he envisioned.
"The spotlight is 10 times brighter and 10 times hotter than I thought it was two months ago," Manziel said. I guess I feel like Justin Beiber or something. I never thought it would really be that way."
He continued to discuss his fame with candor, saying:
"It gets to me a little bit. I'm not going to lie. I feel like, to be honest, I haven't done anything criminal this offseason. I haven't done anything like that. I've made my mistakes. I'm still growing up. I'm still learning from that. At the end of the day, I'm going to continue to make mistakes and the big thing for me is to learn from them and not make the same one twice."
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning defended Manziel in a statement to ESPN, saying:
"I enjoyed meeting Johnny. I can remember a 20-year-old Eli (Manning) missing a meeting (at camp) and catching some flak. We always have counselors who leave early. Johnny was great with the campers for the time he was here. He had to leave early. I wish him the best and I want him to come back as a counselor next year."
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