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Johnny Interceptions: Manziel picked off four times in first half of CFL debut

Johnny Manziel's debut north of the border went south in a hurry.

Starting for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, Manziel's first pass attempt in the CFL was completed for a 5-yard loss. One pass later, Manziel had his first interception in a blowout 50-11 loss against the team that traded him, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Johnny Manziel gets picked off on the first drive of his CFL debut. pic.twitter.com/Vnzz0GEa3w

— ESPN (@espn) August 4, 2018

That was just the beginning of a long night for Manziel.

Manziel totaled four interceptions in the first half alone.