Johnny Manziel has broken his silence after missing his celebrity guest picker appearance on ‘College GameDay’ ahead of Texas A&M vs. Miami in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday, Dec. 20.
In a post on his Instagram story on Sunday, Dec. 21, the former Texas A&M football star and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback issued a statement regarding his absence. Manziel was replaced by Alex Caruso.
‘I will have plenty more to say about what transpired yesterday. There is almost nothing on this earth that would have made me miss that game. To all the people that genuinely reached out and checked in on me I cannot thank you enough,’ Manziel wrote on Instagram.
‘To ESPN, Pat (McAfee), Coach (Nick Saban), Desmond (Howard), and the entire crew on GameDay, I apologize it was out of my control. To the Aggies and A&M fan base, I’m sorry. I will continue to let everyone out there run with a fake narrative and at the end of the day, perception always wins over reality. I love all of you who genuinely support me through (the) good and bad like you’ve all done for years. I have no doubt Texas A&M and the Aggie football program will be in that position again. I’m recovering and feeling about a 3/10, going to rest up and try to and get back to normal.’
The network did not provide any context on the switch in the guest picker. As noted by USA TODAY, Manziel was spotted at the Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul fight in Miami on Friday, Dec. 19.
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