I guess Johnny didn't get him anything for Father's Day. I can't believe this guy made public comments about his own son like this:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/16487213/lawyer-former-cleveland-browns-quarterback-johnny-manziel-seeking-plea-deal-according-erroneously-sent-text-message
Paul Manziel, the quarterback's father, told ESPN's Josina Anderson that he wants his son to get well, but that he has to do that for himself.
"He's a druggie. It's not a secret that he's a druggie," Paul Manziel said in a phone interview Friday. "I don't know what to say other than my son is a druggie and he needs help. He just hasn't [sought] it yet. Hopefully he doesn't die before he comes to his senses. That's about all you can say. I don't know what else to say."
Manziel's father was asked to discuss the intervention efforts the family has made on their son's behalf over the years.
"You have no idea. And the system failed," he said. "I had him in rehab and he escaped and the doctors let him go and that is a whole other story. So, I mean I had him [in rehab] and the system failed. It didn't work. He has more money than me, so he can outrun me. Like I said there are two things that are going to happen: He's either going to die, or he's going to figure out that he needs help. It's one of the two. But we've done everything that we can do. Life goes on. You can't just chase somebody that's not willing to listen. The story is not going to change. It's the same."
Manziel's father feels the family has virtually exhausted all ways possible to help their son.
"We're so far past that," he said. "That was years ago. We're so far past what everybody thinks we are past. People are ignorant. It's just a horrible story. That's all there is to it.
"I mean, I hate to say it, but I hope he goes to jail. I mean, that would be the best place for him."
Paul Manziel said he doesn't want to talk about his son's situation any longer.
"I'm done. I'm done talking about it," he said. "I'm doing my job, and I'm going to move on. If I have to bury him, I'll bury him. That's the fact. So if not, if he calls me and needs help, I'll go get him. Until then, he's on his own. I've done everything I can do. There is nothing [else] I can do as a father. Nothing.... It is, what it is. He's a druggie and everybody needs to accept it."
Manziel was also asked to share his wife Michelle's feelings on the matter.
"We're done. We don't have the energy to spend anymore. We're done," he said. "Life goes on. I'm not going to keep talking about it. I'm just moving on. If he needs me, I'll come get him."
"He's a druggie. It's not a secret that he's a druggie," Paul Manziel said in a phone interview Friday. "I don't know what to say other than my son is a druggie and he needs help. He just hasn't [sought] it yet. Hopefully he doesn't die before he comes to his senses. That's about all you can say. I don't know what else to say."
Manziel's father was asked to discuss the intervention efforts the family has made on their son's behalf over the years.
"You have no idea. And the system failed," he said. "I had him in rehab and he escaped and the doctors let him go and that is a whole other story. So, I mean I had him [in rehab] and the system failed. It didn't work. He has more money than me, so he can outrun me. Like I said there are two things that are going to happen: He's either going to die, or he's going to figure out that he needs help. It's one of the two. But we've done everything that we can do. Life goes on. You can't just chase somebody that's not willing to listen. The story is not going to change. It's the same."
Manziel's father feels the family has virtually exhausted all ways possible to help their son.
"We're so far past that," he said. "That was years ago. We're so far past what everybody thinks we are past. People are ignorant. It's just a horrible story. That's all there is to it.
"I mean, I hate to say it, but I hope he goes to jail. I mean, that would be the best place for him."
Paul Manziel said he doesn't want to talk about his son's situation any longer.
"I'm done. I'm done talking about it," he said. "I'm doing my job, and I'm going to move on. If I have to bury him, I'll bury him. That's the fact. So if not, if he calls me and needs help, I'll go get him. Until then, he's on his own. I've done everything I can do. There is nothing [else] I can do as a father. Nothing.... It is, what it is. He's a druggie and everybody needs to accept it."
Manziel was also asked to share his wife Michelle's feelings on the matter.
"We're done. We don't have the energy to spend anymore. We're done," he said. "Life goes on. I'm not going to keep talking about it. I'm just moving on. If he needs me, I'll come get him."
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/16487213/lawyer-former-cleveland-browns-quarterback-johnny-manziel-seeking-plea-deal-according-erroneously-sent-text-message
