{"id":1993372,"date":"2023-08-07T16:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T20:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heisman-trophy-winner-went-on-5m-bender-attempted-suicide-after-being-cut-by-nfl-team\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T16:52:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T20:52:11","slug":"heisman-trophy-winner-went-on-5m-bender-attempted-suicide-after-being-cut-by-nfl-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heisman-trophy-winner-went-on-5m-bender-attempted-suicide-after-being-cut-by-nfl-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Heisman Trophy winner&#8217;s $5M &#8216;bender&#8217; led to suicide attempt after NFL team cut."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheisman-trophy-winner-went-on-5m-bender-attempted-suicide-after-being-cut-by-nfl-team%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1993372&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Former Football \u2063Star&#8217;s Darkest Moments: Johnny Manziel&#8217;s Untold Story<\/h2>\n<p>In a gripping episode of Netflix&#8217;s &#8220;Untold&#8221; set to release on Tuesday, former college football phenomenon Johnny Manziel opens up about his tumultuous\u2062 journey and \u200cthe struggles \u200dthat \u2064led him to attempt \u2063suicide in 2016. After being released from the Cleveland Browns, Manziel&#8217;s life took a dark turn, and he \u200breveals his battle with bipolar disorder, which \u2063was diagnosed the same\u200c year.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the aftermath of his unsuccessful stint with the Browns, Manziel says, &#8220;The\u200b ride was over. I couldn&#8217;t fix what I had done with the NFL, with [Texas] A&#038;M,\u200d everything.&#8221; The weight \u200dof his failures and the stigma associated \u2062with \u2064his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heisman-trophy-winner-went-on-5m-bender-attempted-suicide-after-being-cut-by-nfl-team\/\" title=\"Heisman Trophy winner's M 'bender' led to suicide attempt after NFL team cut.\">mental health condition pushed<\/a> him to the brink.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former \u200dFootball star Johnny Manziel opens up \u200cabout planning to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-british-judge-rules-julian-assange-cannot-be-extradited-to-the-us-to-face-18-counts-of-espionage\/\" title=\"Breaking: British Judge Rules Julian Assange Cannot Be Extradited to the US to Face 18 Counts of Espionage\">commit suicide<\/a> after finding out \u200dhe\u2019s bipolar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I got \u200ddiagnosed as bipolar\u200c and I felt like\u2064 it\u2062 was the same as being called an alcoholic or a drug \u2063addict,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Spend\u200c as much money as I \u200bpossibly could and then my plan&#8230; \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XRzzVU8FzK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">pic<\/a>.twitter.com\/XRzzVU8FzK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/1687359045642969088?\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fortunately, \u200bManziel&#8217;s suicide attempt was unsuccessful\u200d when the \u200chandgun he used failed to fire. Reflecting on his actions, \u2064he admits that his \u2064spending spree leading up to the attempt was a way to justify his decision to himself. The experience made him realize that\u2062 it was merely an excuse \u2064and an escape.<\/p>\n<p>During his post-release bender, Manziel&#8217;s\u200d weight dropped significantly, going from 215 to \u2063175 pounds. He\u200b turned \u200bto drugs like cocaine and \u2064Oxycontin \u2062to cope with his emotional turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houston-man-charged-for-allegedly-murdering-mutilating-woman\/\" title=\"Houston: Man Charged for Allegedly Murdering, Mutilating Woman\">failed suicide attempt<\/a> became a\u200c turning point for\u200b Manziel, prompting him to leave his Los Angeles residence and return to Texas\u200d to\u2062 live with his family. Despite the\u200c setbacks, his remarkable college career, \u200cwhich earned him the Heisman Trophy, had sparked interest in his NFL potential. However, concerns about his character caused him to slip in the 2014 \u200cNFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 a promotional\u200d video for &#8220;Untold,&#8221; released in July, &#8220;Johnny Football&#8221;\u2062 hints at his wild partying lifestyle, setting the stage for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-border-threat-so-taboo-that-few-dare-speak-of-it\/\" title=\"A Border Threat So Taboo That Few Dare Speak Of It\">untold story<\/a> that will be revealed in the upcoming episode.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jake\u200c Paul. Johnny Football.\u200d Hall of Shame. Swamp \u2063Kings.<\/p>\n<p>You think you know these stories, but you don&#8217;t. Netflix Sports\u2062 Series UNTOLD\u200c Volume 3 \u2064returns \u2064August 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IR1RzJF3NO\">pic.twitter.com\/IR1RzJF3NO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1681325601381052417?\">July 18,\u2062 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite his\u2064 troubled\u2063 past, Manziel \u200dis now looking to the \u200bfuture. He plans to open &#8220;Johnny Manziel&#8217;s \u200cMoney Bar&#8221;\u2064 in \u200dCollege Station, Texas, as he pivots beyond football. \u2064However, he hasn&#8217;t completely left the game\u200c behind. \u200bManziel is\u200b set to compete with the Zappers\u2063 of the Fan Controlled Football League\u2062 in their \u200c2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>Johnny\u2063 Manziel&#8217;s journey serves\u200c as a reminder \u200dthat even in the face\u2062 of darkness,\u2062 there is \u2063hope for redemption and a chance to rewrite\u2064 one&#8217;s story.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: \u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heisman-trophy-winner-went-5m-bender-attempted-suicide-cut-nfl-team\/\">Heisman Trophy Winner Went on $5M &#8216;Bender,&#8217; Attempted Suicide After Being Cut\u2063 by NFL Team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former college football star Johnny Manziel opens up about his NFL career downfall, admitting to a suicide attempt in 2016 after being cut from the Cleveland Browns. This revelation will be featured in an upcoming episode of Netflix&#8217;s &#8220;Untold,&#8221; set to premiere on Tuesday. Manziel, known for his success at Texas A&amp;M, shares his darkest moments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":666,"featured_media":1993373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1993372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1993372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1993372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1993372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1993373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1993372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1993372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1993372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}