MANZIEL SAYS HE HAS BIPOLAR DISORDER
Chiefs’ Hunt accused of shoving
Former Browns QB believes he’s discovered one of the major obstacles in his way.
Johnny Football wants a second chance at an NFL career.
And he believes he’s discovered one of the major obstacles previously standing in his way.
On Monday, in a taped interview with “Good Morning America,” the Heisman Trophy winning quarterback said that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Manziel revealed that he was diagnosed about a year ago and he is taking medication for the condition.
He also said that he used alcohol as a form of self-medication to combat depression, and that he has since quit drinking.
“You are left staring at the ceiling by yourself and in that depression and back in that dark hole of sitting in a room by yourself, super depressed, thinking about all the mistakes you made in your life,” he said.
HUNT ACCUSED: An Ohio woman told police that Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt “shoved and pushed” her over the weekend, but a second police report lists her as a suspect.
The woman, Abigail Ottinger, 19, said she was shoved during a dispute early Saturday morning at The Metropolitan at the 9, Hunt’s hotel apartment in downtown Cleveland. The story was first reported by Cleveland.com.
Hunt was the NFL’s top rusher in his rookie season with 1,327 yards and scored 11 total touchdowns. He played in the Pro Bowl. FOLES PRAISED: Matthew McConaughey is congratulating fellow Texan and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles on his Super Bowl win.
The actor took out a fullpage ad in the Austin American-Statesman on Sunday. It reads: “From one local to another, Congratulations Nick Foles. just keep livin, Matthew McConaughey.”
McConaughey was born in Uvalde, west of San Antonio. The Super Bowl MVP was born and raised in Austin.
McConaughey is a Washington Redskins fan, but that didn’t stop him from showing support for a division rival.
JACKSON HONORED: As former Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano and general manager Chris Ballard attended Edwin Jackson’s funeral in Atlanta on Monday, team owner Jim Irsay announced he was donating $25,000 to establish the Edwin Jackson Memorial Scholarship in memory of the former linebacker.
Jackson and his Uber driver, Jeffrey Monroe, were both killed in a traffic accident Feb. 4.
Irsay issued a statement Monday calling Jackson a “wonderful young man” who is already missed and that he wants to honor Jackson’s memory, determination, work ethic and character with the scholarship. He is working with Jackson’s family to establish guidelines for a scholarship that will be awarded annually.
KEIM’S CONTRACT: The Arizona Cardinals have extended the contract of general manager Steve Keim through 2022.
Keim is a 19-year employee of the Cardinals, starting as a college scout in 1999. He worked his way up through the ranks to be hired as general manager on Jan. 8, 2013, just in time to help team president Michael Bidwill interview and hire Bruce Arians as head coach.
In the five-year Keim-Arians era, the Cardinals went 49-30-1 in the regular season.