Johnny Manziel shows support for Colin Kaepernick with lengthy Twitter rant

BarDown Staff

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Johnny Manziel has been making headlines for the past few weeks as the 25-year-old continues to put in work both on and off the field in hopes of making a return to professional football. While the Tyler, Texas native was previously known for his reckless lifestyle away from the game, he’s been working really hard to earn a new reputation.

On Saturday afternoon, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner went on quite the Twitter rant as he stepped up and went to bat for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

This will probably cause an uproar, but I’m tired of the @Kaepernick7 vs myself comparisons and anger. Kap is doing amazing things right now changing lives and donating millions of dollars. His impact off the field from a societal standpoint is legendary and straight admirable.
— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) March 24, 2018

Standing up for people who often don’t get heard and for a race that continually deals with problem after problem in this country for CENTURIES. This world we live in is absolutely crazy and I believe what he’s doing has an amazing impact.
— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) March 24, 2018

The facts of the matter are the reason he’s not being signed are non football based. The guy took a team to the Super Bowl and continuously wreaked havoc on the NFC West and the league. Maybe he had a bad year two years ago but he’s not a bad player and that’s a fact..
— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) March 24, 2018

He wasn’t done there, though.

In my opinion the guy still has a lot in the tank but it’s not my place to say what he wants to do with his career. All I can speak for is myself and trying to turn my life around from the depths it was in. God bless and have a great Saturday...
— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) March 24, 2018

I rock with you @Kaepernick7 you’ve always been good to me and I appreciate that. All the best in your journey my friend wherever that takes you
— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) March 24, 2018

It's nice to see Manziel step up use his social platform for something positive like this compared to the stuff he used to post a couple of years ago.

(H/T Twitter/JManziel2)