Johnny Manziel is pumping the breaks on the chatter of an NFL comeback.
The former Browns quarterback — who played for two seasons before flaming out of the league in 2016 — addressed recent fan speculation Tuesday after he was seen wearing a Dolphins hat in a photo.
“@JManziel2 repping the dolphins could there be a return,” one user wrote on X to which the 31-year-old Manziel replied, “Absolutely not, my time for football has came and went. I just love Tua and Mike McDaniel so I’m always going to show support. Im a fan of people in the sport of football, not teams…”
Manziel was referring to Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and head coach Mike McDaniel, who reached the playoffs last month before being eliminated by the Chiefs in the wild-card round.
Manziel burst onto the national scene in 2012, becoming the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy following a brilliant season at Texas A&M.
Upon declaring for the 2014 NFL Draft and being selected 22nd overall by the Browns, Manziel’s life spiraled as he grappled with substance abuse issues and off-field scandals.
“[It] didn’t take me very long to be in Cleveland to find out that I wasn’t gonna be happy there,” Manziel recalled in the 2023 Netflix documentary “Johnny Football.”
“I had every single thing that I could’ve ever wanted. You have money, you have fame, you’re a first-round draft pick battling for a starting quarterback position, and when I got everything that I wanted, I think I was the most empty that I’ve ever felt inside.”
Manziel spoke candidly about his battle with alcohol in a 2018 interview with “Good Morning America,” in addition to his bipolar diagnosis.
Since his NFL ouster, Manziel has competed in the CFL and the now-defunct Alliance of American Football league. He most recently participated in the Fan Controlled Football League.
Though an NFL return was far-fetched, Manziel appears to have let go of any football dream and seems content just as a fan of the game.