CLEVELAND — Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel revealed in an upcoming documentary that he tried to commit suicide after being minimize by the workforce in 2016.

Manziel, who was drafted by the Browns in 2014 following a wildly profitable faculty profession at Texas A&M, stated within the Netflix documentary “Untold: Johnny Football” {that a} drug habit contributed to his downfall.

Manziel stated he misplaced 40 kilos after happening a “$5 million bender.” He was additionally in authorized bother on the time on fees he allegedly hit and threatened his then-girlfriend.

At his low level, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner tried to finish his life.

“I had planned to do everything I wanted to do at that point in my life, spend as much money as I possibly could and then my plan was to take my life,” Manziel stated within the documentary, which is scheduled to be launched subsequent week. “I wanted to get as bad as humanly possible to where it made sense, and it made it seem like an excuse and an out for me.”

Manziel stated when he pulled the set off the gun malfunctioned.

“Still to this day, don’t know what happened. But the gun just clicked on me,” he stated.

Manziel was launched by the Browns in 2016 after taking part in 14 video games in two seasons.

The 30-year-old tried a number of comebacks however by no means returned to the NFL.

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