Johnny Manziel will make his Canadian Football League regular season debut with the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night, the team announced.
Manziel will face his former team, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, as the Alouettes' starting quarterback. The Tiger-Cats traded Manziel to Montreal on July 22, after signing him to a two-year contract in May.
The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner played as backup to Hamilton starter Jeremiah Masoli in both of the team's preseason games. Manziel completed 21 of 31 passes and threw one touchdown, while also rushing for 19 yards.
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Johnny Manziel will be the starting quarterback this Friday, August 3 against the @Ticats.