Quarterback Johnny Manziel, a former Heisman Trophy winner who fizzled in the N.F.L. and was kicked out of the Canadian Football League, signed with the Alliance of American Football on Saturday night and will join the Memphis Express. Manziel’s rights belonged to San Antonio of the spring league, but that team declined to sign him and Manziel was then free to join any of the other seven clubs. He was awarded through the A.A.F.’s waiver system to the Express, who have a league-worst 1-5 record. “We are pleased to welcome Johnny Manziel to Alliance of American Football, which we’ve always described as a league of opportunity for talented players to launch or revitalize their pro football careers,” the Alliance co-founder Bill Polian said in a statement released by the league.

Source: New York Times March 17, 2019 04:18 UTC