EVEN IF YOU’VE only a passing interest in American football, it’s likely you’ve heard of Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, commonly known as Johnny Football.
Today Manziel completed his Pro Day, when potential NFL players show scouts and coaches their abilities, albeit in a very controlled environment.
And while these things aren’t usually measured — unlike almost everything else to do with the NFL — it seems clear that there has never been a more hyped Pro Day in the history of the sport.
Not only were there 75 representatives from 30 of the 32 NFL teams, but even former US President George Bush wanted to get in on the action and rolled up in a golf cart to watch the 21-year old throw 61 of 64 passes as he worked out for potential future employers.
Manziel is competing with the likes of Blake Bortles and Teddy Bridgewater to be the top quarterback taken in this year’s draft and if the talent can live up to the hype — and maybe even it it doesn’t — then Johnny Football will be the most talked about player football has seen since Tim Tebow.
Here are the highlights from his Pro Day:
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