Back in 2014, when the Dallas Cowboys were on the clock to pick 16th overall at the NFL Draft, it seemed as though the NFC East franchise was going to go all in on Texas A&M Aggies star quarterback Johnny Manziel. The Cowboys ultimately did not go that way and the Cleveland Browns later selected the Heisman Trophy-winning signal-caller. In retrospect, for Manziel, that he was not taken by the Cowboys was a blessing of sorts.
Johnny Manziel Wanted The Dallas Cowboys To Pick Him
In a recent appearance on the Club Shay Shay Podcast, Manziel admitted how much he desired for the Dallas Cowboys to take him, but in hindsight, he feels thankful that it did not push through, as it would have been catastrophic for him (h/t A to Z Sports).
“Looking back now, thank God that it didn’t happen because I wouldn’t be sitting here today,” Manziel added. “”I think knowing what I was doing in Cleveland, how hard it was for me to party and move and do these kinds of things, if you would have put me in a landscape of that was my backyard that I knew, you know, I had been driving from College Station up to Dallas when there was nothing going on in College Station, right? So, it was something I was familiar with.”
Who Did The Dallas Cowboys Select In The First Round Of 2024 NFL Draft?
So what did the Dallas Cowboys decide to do with their first-round pick in 2014? It worked out just fine for them because they got Zack Martin, who has become one of the best Cowboys players of all time. Martin is a nine-time Pro Bowler with seven First-Team All-Pro nods. He is also a member of the NFL’s 2010s All-Decade Team. Not bad at all.
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