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 Manziel's family is concerned for his well-being and his father,
Paul, told the Dallas Morning News his son won't "live to see his
24th birthday" if he doesn't get help.
In a statement released Friday, agent Erik Burkhardt said he made
the decision after discussions with Manziel, his family and his
doctors.
Paul Manziel told the Dallas Morning News his son has refused to
enter area rehab facilities twice in the last week.
He said the family tried to get Manziel, who turned 23 in December,
to enter a local addiction facility on Saturday, but Manziel refused
to stay.
Paul Manziel said he tried to have his son admitted to a psychiatric
and chemical dependency hospital on Tuesday but Manziel was allowed
to leave, despite his father telling officers that he believed
Manziel was suicidal.
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Peyton Manning's legal team used private investigators to look into
the source of the Al Jazeera documentary that suggested the
quarterback used human growth hormone (HGH) in 2011 in violation of
NFL rules, according to the Washington Post.
The newspaper reported Thursday that two men hired by lawyers for
the Denver Broncos quarterback had visited the parents of the
documentary's main source before the documentary aired late last
year.
Manning, preparing for Sunday's Super Bowl 50 against Carolina, has
denied using HGH.
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Former Denver Broncos running back Montee Ball was arrested Friday
morning after allegedly battering his 20-year-old girlfriend.
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The former Wisconsin star was charged with substantial battery after
police responded to the incident at a hotel in Madison, Wis.
Officers arrived at the downtown hotel around 3:45 a.m. and found a
woman who had a cut on her leg, stemming from Ball tossing her into
a table, police said.
Ball was cooperative and told police he had pushed the woman. He was
arrested and taken to Dane County Jail in Madison. The cut was deep
enough that the women required stitches.
Ball, 25, was cut by the Broncos in September after being a
disappointment in two seasons with the team.
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Former NFL receiver Plaxico Burress was sentenced to five years'
probation for tax evasion, a judged in New Jersey ruled.
Burress was given five years to repay the state of New York $56,000
in back taxes or face a prison sentence. He will receive a 364-day
jail sentence if he fails to make the reimbursements.
The former Super Bowl hero with the New York Giants admitted that he
didn't pay $46,000 in state taxes when he made $1 million in 2013.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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