Johnny Manziel sends well wishes to injured Ohio State QB Braxton Miller, team
By Jack Crosby
Rookie Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was arguably the most exciting dual-threat college quarterback the past two seasons. This season, with Manziel off to the NFL, that distinction was supposed to go to Ohio State senior quarterback Braxton Miller. Well, that went out the window last Monday when Miller went down in practice with another shoulder injury that will keep him out for the entire 2014 season.
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Recently, when asked about Miller and the unfortunate circumstances surrounding his season, Manziel seemed devastated for his friend and sent along his well wishes.
“First and foremost, it’s tough to see a friend like Braxton, I mean, it’s rough,” Manziel said, as Miller had season-ending shoulder surgery on Tuesday. “I don’t wish that for anybody. I don’t wish that for him especially. So hopefully everything in that situation works out for him. I hope he’s able to get a medical redshirt and be able to play, because first and foremost, I’m a fan of Braxton. I think he’s incredible for college football, I think he’s incredible for Ohio State and I think the state of Ohio.
Taking over for the injured Miller will be redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett, and knowing all about being a redshirt freshman in the spotlight as a starter, Manziel weighed in on that as well.
“Ohio State is obviously a very big deal but, I mean, a (redshirt) freshman coming in and taking over for a program like that, I think he’s got a good situation with Coach Meyer being there and being able to put him in good situations to be successful. So I think more than anything he needs to depend on him, Coach Meyer, who’s been through it all.
“Their quarterbacks coach (Herman) is a very creative guy who’s a standup guy as well, so I would say lean on those guys, lean on the older players that have been there and they have a lot of playmakers, so you get the ball to those guys in space and they can really do a lot with it. So don’t try and do too much.
“I’d say rely on your coaches, rely on what they’re telling you and most of all, have fun and go out and play football like you did in high school and like you’ve been doing for your whole life.”