Johnny Manziel: ‘I don’t want to be what I was in college’

Dec 31, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) reacts to a fourth-quarter interception against the Duke Blue Devils in the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) reacts to a fourth-quarter interception against the Duke Blue Devils in the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 31, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) reacts to a fourth-quarter interception against the Duke Blue Devils in the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) reacts to a fourth-quarter interception against the Duke Blue Devils in the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports /

Much of the hoopla surrounding tomorrow’s NFL Draft is where exactly Texas A&M Quarterback, Johnny Manziel will get drafted.

Over the past several weeks and months, speculation has been that Manziel could very well be drafted No. 1 overall by the Texans, No. 3 by the Jaguars, No. 4 by the Browns, or even fall to the Cowboys at No. 16.

While we won’t know for certain until tomorrow where he is picked, Manziel is sure that the team that drafts him will not regret it (Courtesy of ESPN):

"I see there’s room for me to improve, but to say I’m just a backyard-football quarterback, I don’t think you do what I did in college and do some of those things [with that style]. I don’t think that’s extremely fair. I hear it, but for me, I know it’s all about my work ethic and my will to get better. That’s very alive and inside me.I don’t want to be what I was in college. Obviously, I want to be better.I don’t think it’s wrong of me to enjoy my life and have fun. But throughout this whole process, I’ve continued to work hard and do that thing I need to do to become a better player."

Wherever Manziel ends up going, he is sure to bring the media circus along. The question is, can he thrive in the NFL like he did in college? Only time will tell.