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"I had planned to do everything I wanted to do
at that point in my life, spend as much money as I possibly
could and then my plan was to take my life," Manziel said in an
exclusive interview with USA Today. "I wanted to get as bad as
humanly possible where it made sense and it made it seem like an
excuse and an out for me."
Manziel's attempt to take his life failed, however, as the gun
apparently malfunctioned.
"Still to this day, don't know what happened. But the gun just
clicked on me," Manziel said in the documentary, which is
scheduled for release on Tuesday.
Manziel, 30, said in the documentary that he was diagnosed with
bipolar disorder. The failed suicide attempt resulted in him
leaving Los Angeles and returning to his family's home in Texas.
"It's been a long, long road, and I don't know if it's been
great or it's been bad. That's kind of still up for debate," his
father, Paul Manziel, says in the documentary, according to
multiple reports. "But we're blessed. And he's still with us.
And we can mend all the fences still. I think Johnny's got a lot
better days coming than what he's had."
A Heisman Trophy winner in 2012, Johnny Manziel was selected by
the Browns with the 22nd overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
He completed 57.0 percent of his passes for 1,675 yards with
seven touchdowns and seven interceptions in 14 games (eight
starts). He also rushed 46 times for 259 yards and a score.
Manziel also played with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal
Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 2018 and Memphis
Express in the Alliance of American Football in 2019.
--Field Level Media
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