Newsflash. His career isn’t salvageable.

Manziel is not his client — no duty owed.

Manziel has been heading down a destructive path for quite some time now, and that he has repeatedly been enabled by those in his inner circle

LOL gotta love someone defending Deadspin with the argument that “public shaming is bad”

That’s why it is called SHOW BUSINESS, not SHOW FRIENDS. Get him institutionalized.

Tom, I respectfully disagree with your belief the purpose of the agent’s statement is to make him look good. As someone who has experience with substance abuse, the agent’s statement reads more as a consequence from a previous intervention. Based on Manziel’s recent actions, the agent, likely in concert with his…

You do know CTE can only be diagnosed after death?

Ehhh don’t think about it - it’s clickbait junk.

So, once again, when exactly is the right time to cut ties?

General question: when is the ‘right’ time to cut ties with Johnny Manziel?

Maybe he is a good guy, and this is his public way of telling Manziel that enough is enough and he needs to get professional help. Let’s be honest, Burkhardt could keep milking money from this relationship at no personal consequence (other than representing a scumbag, but that’s sort of a prerequisite for an agent).

It’s never a bad time to do the right thing.

I’m really not sure what you expect him to do, and it’s awfully presumptuous to assume this is Manziel’s all-time low, considering his current trajectory.

“That works, so long as you forget that Manziel is the same guy today that he was yesterday, and that there has been every indication that Manziel has been heading down a destructive path for quite some time now, and that he has repeatedly been enabled by those in his inner circle. Burkhardt has been Manziel’s agent…

Uhh what was he supposed to do turn down a client that has the potential to make him lots of money? Could of just thrown up the article without your BS opinion... just my opinion...

How is that rose-perfumed poop of yours? Maybe he should have cut his revenue stream sooner, but pretty cynical b.s. here.

You’re right, agents should cut ties with their clients the moment anything goes wrong. Putting in any effort to help out is dumb.

Get lost with the “selfish” shit.

The NFL’s outreach to male fans is effective in reaching real female fans so there doesn’t need to be a separation. In general men who don’t care about football don’t go to bars on Sunday or sit next to their significant other while they watch the game, but women who don’t care about football do which is why all this…

Full disclosure...I only read about 25% of this article but I don’t think all of this pandering is targeted at real female fans. Real female football fans are exactly like real male football fans and the overwhelming majority of them would look at all this pink bullshit and at worst be enraged and at best roll their…