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The Toronto Argonauts might have won the 2017 Grey Cup, but the 2018 edition is not attracting much attention yet. That’s because everybody seems to be talking about Johnny Manziel landing in Hamilton.

Argonauts players believe adding Manziel can only help the league.

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“There’s obviously been a lot of talk about him coming up to play in the CFL,” said Toronto quarterback Ricky Ray.

“Saw him play in college, I know he’s a pretty special, dynamic player. He plays quarterback, it’s our position, so you’re kind of interested to see him play up here in the CFL, so wish him the best of luck That’s what it’s all about. This is a great league, we get a lot of great players up here,” Ray said.

“I think it’s good for the league,” added running back James Wilder Jr., the reigning rookie of the year.

“Obviously he’s a hell of an athlete. I mean he now has the biggest fanbase in our league, the CFL, that’s clear. I think he brings a lot of positive attention to the league and I think he’s going to do great on his comeback season.”

Second-time Argos cornerback T.J. Heath, a ballhawk, is looking at Manziel’s arrival from another angle: That of competing against him.

“He’s just another player that we’re going to have to defend and have to play against,” Heath told Postmedia on Sunday when camp opened.

“I don’t see him as this big, tough guy, I see him as another player just like everybody else. Go against him and like I say, win the day, that’s what we get paid to do. He’s nothing special, just another guy that we’ll have to defend.”