Texas A&M's Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel had been getting a lot of bad publicity lately. His most recent news story has him accepting as much as $7500 for signing some autographs. Though there is video footage of him doing the signings of various football paraphernalia, there is none showing him accepting money. The autograph broker who signed him for the event is the one that supplied those details.
It was also that broker who made the video footage and he tried to sell it and his story to ESPN, and they (ESPN) broke the story.
Manziel has been accused of selling his autograph at events before.
If the NCAA's investigation shows any of this is true, Manziel would be suspended from the team. You see EVERYONE (the NCAA, Texas A&M, ESPN) can make money from Johnny Manziel's name. Everybody, that is, except Johnny Manziel.
The only real amatuer athletes left in the world of sports are those that participate for the NCAA in their sanctioned events. Everyone else, including Olympic athletes, can make as much money as they can promoting themselves.
The NCAA rules look more and more ridiculous as time goes on. BUT, and I do emphasize this. Johnny Football KNEW the rules and he agreed to them. He also ignored them.
He should accept any punishment given. And he, along with past NCAA players, should work to change the antiquated system.
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