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Johnny Manziel Joining Football Startup League Controlled by the Fans

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 28: Johnny Manziel watches play between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Arkansas Razorbacks during the Southwest Classic at AT&T Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Johnny Manziel is back. As ESPN’s Kevin Seifert reports, Manziel is joining a startup league named Fan Controlled Football.

Fan Controlled Football is slated to kick off in February, and it’s definitely a different kind of league. The league will feature 7-on-7 games, and fans will actually be able to call plays and make rosters. It’s a fan’s dream come true!

“The more I heard about what this was going to be, the more I felt it was going to be something that was just very fun,” Manziel said to ESPN of Fan Controlled Football. “It’s going to be very fan-oriented and something I could get behind without being extremely, extremely, extremely serious, the way that my football career has been in the past.”

Games will be streamed on Twitch from Atlanta. The games will run roughly an hour. Aside from Manziel, many of the players are from Division I college football programs, the CFL, the XFL and indoor football leagues.

For more on Fan Controlled Football, go here.

Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.

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