Johnny Manziel watching "ZERO" tape during Browns stint in viral video has NFL fans riled up

Johnny Manziel has opened up about his time in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns in a new Netflix documentary.

It promises to be a fascinating look behind the scenes of a quarterback who lived larger than life and flamed out. What could have been one of the most promising careers coming out of college football instead turned out of be one of the biggest busts.

One of the reasons has now been revealed why his career never took off. Manziel was famously preoccupied with what has happened off the field rather than what took place on it. Perhaps that divide could not have been better exemplified than in the snippet below.

The quarterback's agent recollects getting a call from the general manager of the Cleveland Browns complaining about Johnny Manziel not watching any film. He's surprised by what he hears and asks that his client must have watched at least some film.

As it turns out, the iPad reading is at 0.00. The clincher, though, is the player himself confirming that he did not watch a single click of the film.

It was quite an admission, even though it was an honest one. NFL fans could not help but comment on just how insane it was that a pro football quarterback did not watch tape at all.

Here are some of the best reactions.

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Considering he watched ZERO film, Johnny Manziel did not do too shabbily

Seeing a professional quarterback with such a lackadaisical attitude is nearly unheard of in football. However, such was his talent that he ended with a 2-6 record in eight NFL starts. While it's a losing record, winning two games without watching film is nothing to be sniffed at.

Many others bet on his talent over the years, but Johnny Manziel could never make it stick. He played in the CFL in 2018 with the Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but did not last long. He also played for the Memphis Express in 2019 in the AAF.

However, he recently seems to be turning his life around. He has been with the FCF Zappers since 2021 and was the People's Champion in 2022. His newest Netflix documentary where he owns up to his shortcomings also seems to be a step in the right direction.

However, a college career that saw him win the Heisman Trophy in 2012 and join the Texas A&M Athetics Hall of Fame in Sept. 2022 could have turned out so much better.