Johnny Manziel seems to be down with the XFL but Vince McMahon may not want Johnny Football in his new league.
Vince McMahon held a press conference to officially announce the re-launch of the Xtreme Football League. Manziel tweeted as it was happening.
— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) January 25, 2018
Manziel responded to Pat McAfee, the former NFL punter turned Barstool sports entertainer.
That’s what I’m here for my guy
— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) January 25, 2018
But in response to a question about Manziel, Tim Tebow and Colin Kaepernick being invited to play in the league, McMahon said players with a criminal history – and Manziel was involved in an incident of domestic violence – would be excluded from playing.
“When I said the quality of human being is very important and just as important as the quality of the player what I mean by that you want someone who does not have any criminality whatsoever associated with them,” McMahon said. “In the XFL, even if you have a DUI you will not play in the XFL. That would probably eliminate some of them, not all of them.
“If Tim Tebow wants to play, he could very well play.”