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Perhaps the most damning evidence came on Friday morning, when his agent, Erik Burkhardt, released a statement, saying he's parting ways with Manziel.
"It is with deep regret that, after several personal and very emotional discussions with his family, his doctors, and my client himself, I have made the decision to terminate my professional relationship with Johnny Manziel," Burkhardt's statement began.
Burkhardt then added a sobering note about Manziel's future - after a string of incidents off the field, Manziel's future rests solely in his own hands, and nobody else can help him.
Here's the entire statement:
Johnny Manziel's agent has parted ways with him, as seen in this statement: pic.twitter.com/JKVEHOAeHm
- Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 5, 2016
I don't know if people understand how rare it is for an agent to dump a player. It almost never happens.
- mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) February 5, 2016
The #Browns only regret is that they have to wait until March 9th to waive Manziel because they don't have cap space left to do it now
- Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) February 5, 2016