San Antonio Commanders general manager Daryl Johnston said Thursday that he thinks Alliance of American Football executives have been in conversations with Johnny Manziel and his representation about signing him to an AAF contract.

Manziel, a former Heisman Trophy winner at Texas A&M, was released by the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes on Wednesday. Were Manziel to sign with the Alliance, the Commanders would have first rights to him under the league’s regional allocation system.