Manziel attorney expresses doubts
An attorney handling Johnny Manziel’s domestic violence case in Dallas expressed doubts about the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback’s ability to stay clean and said he was given a receipt that shows Manziel may have spent more than $1,000 at a drug paraphernalia store just 15 hours after he was involved in a hit-and-run crash, according to a lengthy text message accidentally sent to the Associated Press.
Defense attorney Bob Hinton’s text indicated Manziel’s legal team is seeking a plea deal with prosecutors, but suggested that could be tricky.
Hinton also wrote that he had been emailed a “heads up” receipt “which purports to reflect” that Manziel made a purchase of $1,018.77 at a Gas Pipe store at 12:03 p.m. Tuesday, less than a day after his crash.
The text shows that Manziel’s attorneys are pushing for leniency, even as they grapple with indications he could still be struggling with substance abuse more than a year after his stay in a rehab center.
A homeowner in Portland, Ore., shot an intruder this week who turned out to be former Detroit Lions and Stanford cornerback Stanley Wilson II, authorities said.
Wilson was naked and wounded Wednesday when officers found him in a water fountain in the backyard of the multimillion-dollar home.
Longtime Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham was released by Pittsburgh after he failed a physical.
Suisham, 34, is recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee suffered during the Hall of Fame Game in August.
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was forced to postpone his July 9 rematch with Wladimir Klitschko after hurting his left ankle while training for the fight.
The league announced its plans for how it will restart the Firestone 600, which this month was postponed once this month and then completed only 71 of its scheduled 248 laps the following day.