Johnny Manziel hits the Big O field for his first day of training as Montreal Alouette – Montreal

The man known as "Johnny Football," quarterback Johnny Manziel, took his first steps on the Big O field as Montreal Alouette on Monday afternoon.

After being traded by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Manziel Il landed in Montreal in the morning and trained at 4 pm

. He had only spent a few hours in the city, but many expectations had already been placed on the 25-year-old. missing piece for Als.

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The team is on a bad run of losses, having won only one of the last 16 games that it has played.

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Not a Savior

Since they've lost Anthony Calvillo to retirement, the Al's have not been able to. have not been able to fill the shoes of the man who led them to the Gray Cup three times

The team has collapsed since the departure of Calvillo, but the promise de Manziel shines from a past full of braces.

The young man began his college football career brilliantly, becoming the first freshman to win The Heisman Trophy – the best university football prize in America – before being immediately selected by the Browns of Cleveland as first draft pick

Nonetheless, Alouettes general manager Kavis Reid says Manziel has not been traded to save the team.

"We did not trad Reid said," We traded for it to be part of that, so the reason we included very important pieces such as Landon Rice and Tony Washington.

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Manziel was part of a five-player deal that cost Jamaicans defensive end Jamaal Westerman and the receiver Chris Williams. "We do not think the price was too high for the potential we receive," Reid said. "The draft picks are like a lottery, you never know what you will get."

Emotional Baggage

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A new start in Montreal, Manziel was confronted with past ghosts of mistakes, reporters questioning on the Alouettes' new quaterback to find out he's abandoned his old habits. "During his stay in the NFL with the Browns, the young man was given to the party and admitted to having abused alcohol. has had several scandals in his personal life, including allegations of abuse against an ex-girlfriend.

His troubles ultimately cost him his career in the NFL, being released by the Browns after two tumultuous seasons.

At one point, my v "I went on a road that I never thought I would lose my life," Manziel told Montreal journalists. "I am still waking up today and having nightmares and having a multitude of bad thoughts about my past."

"I try to put behind me the best of myself and the best I know." [19659013 Reunited

Manziel and the Alouettes' coach, Mike Sherman, are not strangers to each other. During college, Sherman recruited Manziel at Texas A & M University.

"The first person I had when I was away from my parents as a father was Sherman coach, "said Manziel. "I'm excited to be back around it – it's exactly what I need right now in my life."

"One of the first things that I told him when I walked into my office is, "It must work and it will work," "Sherman said. 19659002] When asked if Manziel would play Thursday against the Edmonton Eskimos, Sherman said that he did not want to put extra pressure on his new quarterback and would give him the ball. However, he adds, "we did not bring him here to make him sit on the bench, obviously."