CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 13: Quarterback Johnny Manziel #2 of the Cleveland Browns walks off the field during the end of the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 13, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Andrew Weber/Getty Images)
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Johnny Manziel has responded to the emergence of an ugly police report involving the quarterback and his ex-girlfriend by denying many of the allegations presented in the report. The report claims Manziel threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend along with himself, and assaulted her while trying to force her into his car.

Manziel told TMZ Sports what was alleged in the report, “Didn’t happen” following up with an assurance he is stable, safe and secure. Others close to him seem to disagree. On Friday, Manziel’s agent Erik Burkhardt put out a statement that he quit.

This latest issue is Manziel’s second run-in with domestic violence in the past few months. Back in October he was questioned in a domestic violence incident with the same woman, but she declined to press charges. She also declined to have pictures taken of her injuries in this latest incident.

Both the Dallas and Fort Worth Police are declining to press charges against the former NFL first rounder, but the damage to his career has likely been done. The Browns already announced they planned to release Manziel before this incident, but have to wait until the new league year begins in March or take a serious cap hit they don’t have room to take. The soon-to-be free agent was going to have a tough time finding a home in the NFL, but this latest mess may be the end of Johnny Football as we know it.

Many expected the Cowboys to flirt with signing the troubled quarterback this offseason, but the team has already come out against this notion.

As his own agent said, Manziel needs help, and a career that comes with the pressure from the NFL’s spotlight does not appear to doing him any favors.

About Ben Sieck

Ben is a recent graduate of Butler University where he served as Managing Editor and Co-Editor-in-Chief for the Butler Collegian. He currently resides in Indianapolis.

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