Johnny Manziel Enters Treatment Program

Does anyone blame the sports media for the "over the top" hype directed at Manziel even before he was drafted? I wondered if he was just going bypass his playing career and head straight for the NFL Hall of Fame.

Is there a rehab for flashing the money sign?

Johnny Manziel, the Lindsay Lohan of the NFL.

"...Beckworth, did not specify what kind of treatment center the quarterback entered"

Hmmm. Perhaps the Entitled Rich Kid Treatment Center? Or the Center for Treatment of the Extraordinarily Stupid?

Go easy on the young man, he's obviously hot some personal challenges to overcome, but whether he was forced or volunteered, let's just wish him success. Football is not nearly as important as is his whole life yet to be lived.

R-Y-A-N L-E-A-F

privileges both of wealth and athletics bringin' Johnny Clipboard to earth.

As an alcoholict who fortunately found recovery a number of years ago, I wish Johnny well. It's hard enough getting sober (or clean) without the unsparing glare of the media.

I wish him luck on his personal journey which has nothing to do character or morality and everything to do with his willingness to fight the deadly disease of addiction.

When an athlete is obviously so erratic in personal behavior, reporters or analysts need to be careful in encouraging the erratic behavior by glamorizing the person.

I'm guessing that the Browns gave him an ultimatum about checking into rehab. If he's as sincere about the idea as he was about all of those "I'm going to work hard and be a better guy and teammate" interviews, then color me skeptical. I don't wish him any ill, but I don't have any confidence in this helping much. He's not a "kid", he's a young man with a weak character.

What a shame. Another "Bimbo" quaterback.

Rehab seems extreme. He must have a serious problem. I hope this makes him a better person as he may have enough talent to survive in the NFL and needs to work on being a better role model.

So you muff up almost every attitude and work ethic measure of your first job out of college. What do you do? You go into rehab--claim you've got a substance abuse problem. Essentially you force everyone who's tired of your waste-of-talent inflated ego to give you a second chance before you Ryan Leaf your way into a Jeopardy question.

That's great news. Like many, I admire Johnny's courage in taking this important step to recovery and hope he is able to stay with it permanently one day at a time.

For young people who think that responsible adults who want them to party with moderation are naive kill-joys, it might be helpful to know that what many adults fear the most is not that the excess partying will bring too much fun, but that it has the real potential of taking away freedom of action from the overindulgent -- the fear that it will make them real slaves to the destructive dynamics of addiction -- dynamics that the addict usually is not aware of -- dynamics that drive the addict to extreme cruelty with the compulsive goal of provoking those who love them to anger (threatening, blaming, complaining) that will relieve the addicts' guilt so they are more able to indulge again in their addiction, or, in the alternative, intimidating the loved one into submission (pleading, bargaining) that will sustain the addict's delusion of superiority and power. Angry threatening, blaming, complaining, and submissive pleading and bargaining only serve to enable the addiction and keep the addict and the enabler trapped in a destructive downward spiral.

Those who love an addict have four great things to offer: 1) their own self-control; 2) their own ability to reason clearly; 3) the persistent courage to follow their reasoning, and 4) love. Proven programs like AA can help the addict do the rest.

What a sadly self-destructive person, but hopefully continual counseling can be just the tool that is needed to limit the self-destructive behavior. Know thyself is what we all need to be about.

What did he go into treatment for, stupidity?

Dollars to donuts it was somebody with the Browns who helped turn this guy around, Lots of money at stake. For those who consistently bemoan the influence of money, let this be a lesson to you. Life is complicated. Sometimes the influence of money can be the best influence of all. Maybe not often. But saving even one life is a redeeming factor.

On a personal note he has acknowledged that he has a problem which is half of the battle. Not so much in football. The first NFL rep who talked to him must have told him he needed pocket passing skills. He remains a great distance from mastering those.

The young fellow clearly has some serious issues with which he must deal. I can only hope he takes this opportunity seriously. If not, he will be up to his old tricks in no time. If he works at staying sober through a 12-Step Program he might stand a chance. If not, I fear for the lad. I would guess his chances are not great. He has to take this seriously and work harder at it than he has ever worked at anything before. Good luck to him.

I don't why, but as a 61 year old white guy I should be assailing Johnny Football for not being like the "wholesome" (wink-wink) players that I grew up with...but I like Johnny Manziel, a lot. He has a "tell-it-like-it-is" honesty that Muhammad Ali and Joe Namath had in their day; and Johnny F has been pilloried like them, as well. Plug him in on a good team, like Seattle or the Patriots and he wins quite a few championships. Plug him in on the dysfunctional Browns, and maybe not. He is getting help with a problem many people have and will be better for it. Now if he can get a fresh start with a better team, he'll be on his way. Good luck, Johnny...stay honest and defiant; especially to the taunts of the likes of Boomer, "Rhymes with Rumor", Esiason and Merril, "I Been Hit In The Head More than Curly Howard", Hoge.

Thank you Vikings for getting Teddy Bridgewater. Johnny Football is a complete bust....still wish him luck for trying to straighten himself out.

We all wish him favorable outcome -- brilliant talent and possibly a person in loving need.

(no partisan position on 'J-Football')

I hope things get better for him! But, wasn't it not too long ago that many elements in our media were calling this guy, Americas New Hero, and an All American guy?! We really need to get our priorities right, and teach our children, well!!!