Johnny Manziel believes the NFL would have a been a pay cut for him if he had NIL at Texas A&M ---- Johnny Manziel believes it would’ve been a pay cut to go to the NFL when he did in the era of NIL. While he was at Texas A&M, there was nothing bigger than “Johnny Football.” “I tell people this all the time, and they asked me this, I really feel like I would have taken a pay cut had I gone to the NFL,” Manziel said on Always College Football. “I mean, that’s really what it would have been. I mean, it is crazy times that we’re living, and I think, you know, in a lot of areas, still figuring out exactly how to make it work the right way, where it’s not just the biggest boosters and the richest schools. If you look at A&M, you know, I feel like we’ve put a ton of money in it to our NIL, and it hasn’t necessarily translated onto the field. “So, you know, I feel guys who are playing at a high level, who are really noticeable and really marketable, are making a great amount of money off the f...