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Johnny Manziel Says He Lost 40 Pounds After Browns Career Because of Cocaine Use

Johnny Manziel has been open about his past substance use, but he provided some new insights into how dark things got after his career with the Cleveland Browns ended.

On the latest episode of the Club Shay Shay podcast with Shannon Sharpe (h/t TMZ Sports), Manziel revealed at one point in 2015 he lost 40 pounds due to cocaine use.

"At that point in time, man," he said, "I would look in a mirror and I didn't see myself any different than when I was in Cleveland. Until I stepped on a scale at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, I didn't realize I had lost 40 pounds at all.