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Remember when Johnny Manziel was supposed to become the Alouettes’ saviour as their new starting quarterback?

Vernon Adams Jr. does.

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Last July 26, Adams was the starting QB for the Alouettes in a 44-23 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos at Molson Stadium as Manziel watched from the sidelines less than a week after being acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Adams completed 15 of 28 passes for 217 yards with one interception and no touchdowns and also ran the ball eight times for 72 yards and a TD while fans chanted “Johnny! Johnny! Johnny!” and “We want Johnny!”

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Adams wasn’t impressed.

“Yes, it hurt me to hear that,” Adams told La Presse after the game. “I have nothing more to say or to give to the Montreal fans. Never again. Their behaviour was very disrespectful. It was not like I was playing badly. I do not want them to ask me for anything, not even a small piece of equipment.

“I do not care what the situation is,” Adams added. “It was a lack of respect, and it affected me. I tried anyways to make plays on the field. But that’s fine. In the future, I’ll treat the fans as they treated me. That’s all.”