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Andy Nesbitt

Johnny Manziel’s first completion in the AAF was a 36-yarder to a guy named Pig Howard

Johnny Manziel made his Alliance of American Football debut Sunday night, as he entered the game for the first time in the second quarter. The small crowd at the game between Memphis and Birmingham was fired up for it, too.

Johnny Football immediately started making things happen, as he ran for a first down on his first play for the Memphis Express.

His first pass was a nice one down the right sideline but the receiver couldn’t pull it in.

Manziel finally got his first completion a few plays later when he hit Pig Howard down the left sideline on a 36-yard gain, though it looked he under threw him a bit:

The drive ended with a missed field goal but we’re gonna have to keep our eyes on this one to see if Johnny Football is any good at football.

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