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Vikings among teams seeing payoff from passing on Manziel in draft

MINNEAPOLIS -- Based on the college career he'd had and the persona he'd created, Johnny Manziel was always destined to enter the NFL with more attention than any other quarterback in the draft class of 2014. The intrigue surrounding the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner surpassed that of Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater and Derek Carr, even as it became apparent during the 2014 season that Manziel didn't have the temperament or discipline to be successful in the league.

Now, as the Class of 2014 prepares for its third season in the league while Manziel faces a criminal investigation in Dallas, it appears the three teams who took a quarterback other than Manziel in the first 36 picks might all have their man.