He thanked the Padres in a tweet: Manziel played shortstop and second base in high school and wore the No. 2 that has now become synonymous with "Johnny Football" in honor of Derek Jeter.

Johnny Manziel, whose much-hyped NFL career fizzled out after two seasons, may miss some aspects of being around the game but the quarterback said his decision to join a start-up league called Fan ...

This year's trio of Bridgewater, Johnny Manziel and Blake Bortles — much unlike first-round passers in recent years — appears to face more of a "prove it" climb to starting Week 1.