Breaking: Johnny Manziel Will Not Play On Saturday vs. Edmonton

After speculation as to why Johnny Manziel was absent from practice in Montreal the last couple of days, the Alouettes issued a statement:

“On Tuesday morning, Johnny Manziel mentioned to our medical staff that he felt symptoms that could be associated with the prescribed medication he uses for a previously diagnosed medical condition. He then missed practice in order to have some blood work done. In view of the hit he received on Saturday and the potential mitigating side effects of his prescribed medication, the Alouettes medical staff has placed Manziel under the CFL concussion protocol for further observation and precautionary reasons. Manziel will be closely observed and assessed in the next few days.”

Despite them saying he will be “observed and assessed”, I’m told definitively he will NOT be playing Saturday vs. Edmonton and will be continue to be evaluated for next week’s game vs Toronto.

We drop a new episode of Comebak SZN tomorrow morning and we’ll get Johnny’s thoughts on the hit and much more. Subscribe away.