Darren Rovell feels sweet vindication.
Johnny Manziel revealed that he “made somewhat of a decent living” by selling his autograph during his playing time at Texas A&M.
The first occasion that Manziel described was when a man approached him in Florida with a chance to make $3,000.
“We’re doing it all sneaky, we don’t want to get caught, we’re trying to learn from everybody else who’s got caught,” Manziel said during the interview. “And I may or may not have gone back to this guy’s condo [in South Beach] and signed probably 10,000 pieces. He gave me three grand.”
Rovell, who currently works for The Action Network, was one of the two bylined reporters on a 2013 ESPN story about the quarterback potentially profiting from autographs. Manziel was ultimately suspended for half a game after an investigation failed to find any proof that money had changed hands.
After Manziel came clean, Rovell is now demanding an apology from Texas A&M chancellor John Sharp who he claimed defamed his name.
“After Johnny Manziel’s autographs for cash admission, it’s time for Texas A&M chancellor John Sharp to apologize for defaming me and attacking my credibility in front of Aggies fans for the sport of it. It has been eight years coming”
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Manziel doesn’t seem worried about the NCAA’s response to his confession, even challenging the NCAA to “take my f***ing 9-4 season away and my Chick-fil-A Bowl against Duke.”
After his time at Texas A&M, Manziel declared for the 2014 NFL Draft. He hasn’t made an appearance in the NFL since 2015.
