US Edition“Probably Too Hungover or Arrested”: NFL Fans Troll Johnny Manziel as Ex-Browns QB Fails to Show up as College GameDay Guest Picker
Johnny Manziel missed Texas A&M's first College Football Playoff appearance after a last-minute replacement by Alex Caruso due to a likely scheduling conflict following a late-night boxing event.
- On Saturday, December 20, ESPN's College GameDay replaced Johnny Manziel with Alex Caruso as celebrity guest picker ahead of the Texas A&M vs. Miami playoff at Kyle Field.
- After attending the late-night boxing bout on Friday, December 19, Johnny Manziel posted on Instagram and had limited time to reach College Station for his scheduled 10 a.m. ET pregame segment, while ESPN provided no formal explanation for his absence.
- About an hour before the pick segment, ESPN quietly subbed in Alex Caruso, a Texas A&M alum and two-time NBA champion, with host Pat McAfee thanking him for 'stepping up.'
- Viewers reacted that Manziel missed Texas A&M's first College Football Playoff appearance, and the last-minute switch to Caruso briefly distracted from the expanded 12-team playoff weekend.
- Contextually, his past includes off-field struggles and mental-health issues chronicled in Netflix's Untold: Johnny Football, a brief two-season NFL career with the Cleveland Browns, and competing on Special Forces earlier this year.
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