Roger Staubach said Tuesday that he sees a lot of himself in Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel, at least on the field.
Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Roger Staubach had strong praise for Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel Tuesday when he said that he and the rookie would have been very similar on the field.
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Staubach said that Manziel “works hard,” is “very competitive” and is “going to be a good quarterback” in the NFL in talks with USA Today. Even though Manziel has nothing to show for it, Staubach sees a lot of potential, so he gave Manziel a lot of advice to keep his teammates on his side.
“I’m as competitive as he is, but he’s a nice kid too,” Staubach told USA TODAY. “Off the field, he’s you know, lived the higher life. Of course I was married with three kids when I was in the Navy. So by the time I joined the Cowboys I obviously had a family and everything and Johnny’s still having a good time.”
“I told him on the field the thing is your teammates have to have confidence in you. And I said the most important thing you can do is make sure transfer your confidence to them because if they don’t have confidence in you, you’re not going to get the job done. It’s a team game, it’s a team effort and so he is such a good player and he has confidence in himself but he cannot lose the confidence of his teammates.”
Johnny Manziel was drafted this year to the Cleveland Browns and had a chance to content for the starting quarterback spot, but he was beat out by Brian Hoyer who had led the Browns to a 6-3 record so far and the AFC North lead.
Manziel is known for his college days at Texas A&M where his continous partying and mis-doings wound up on front pages all over. He won the Heisman Trophy as a freshman and left for the NFL after his sophomore year.
Roger Staubach, 72, played for the Cowboys from 1969-79, helping the team win two Super Bowls.
Manziel and Staubach co-starred in a very popular Nissan Heisman House commercial earlier this year.
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