A lot less pressure on him with a Spring League sort of thing rather than a true league like the CFL. I think he needs a baby step in the Spring League before any true pro league and I’m sure he recognizes this.
Manziel smart move go to this league where you have one last chance for the NFL. Cuz in the CFL for sure you would have been a bust. Like all the others who come here thinking they'll dominate and get back to the NFL only to end up out of football at the end
Johnny Manziel would benefit most by signing a 1yr deal in the CFL and spending the time between now and then getting his head around the differences of our game, and conditioning himself while taking reps. By getting ready to duck and weave and throw and run through the fast, talented, defensive marauders of the CFL he can ensure he won’t get killed in training camp when the time comes and he may even build or improve upon his game. His style of QB’ing tends to do well in the CFL.
This spring league he’s attending is like summer camp. Fun, but not gonna get him very ready for pro ball. And if by some act of God he gets plucked up by the NFL he will get completely creamed in one of their camps.
That's not on the table. Minimum for a first CFL contract is one year with a team option on a second. So if he does well enough to catch the eye of some NFL teams, the CFL team would be taking the option to keep him for the second year.