When the Johnny Manziel saga — equal parts alarming, depressing and enraging — veered off a cliff on Friday afternoon, Ryan Leaf's name circulated enough to trend on Twitter.
That's for two reasons. One: People were, maybe jokingly, comparing Manziel to Leaf, an all-time notorious draft bust with well-publicized addiction issues. Two: Leaf was seriously comparing Manziel to himself.
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“It feels like I’m holding up a mirror," Leaf said on the Dan Patrick Show.
"When I hear some stories come out, I say ‘oh my god, I did that.