Johnny Manziel's father fears for son's life



Click through the gallery to see Manziel's highs and lows in football. Johnny Manziel was dropped by agent Erik Burkhardt on Friday, the latest off-field drama for the troubled former Texas A&M quarterback.

Click through the gallery to see Manziel's highs and lows in football. Johnny Manziel was dropped by agent Erik Burkhardt on Friday, the latest off-field drama for the troubled former Texas A&M quarterback. Photo: Scott Eklund, FRE Photo: Scott Eklund, FRE Image 1 of / 71 Caption Close Johnny Manziel's father fears for son's life 1 / 71 Back to Gallery

The news surrounding Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel continues to be grim.

On Friday morning, Manziel was dropped by his agent.

Even more troubling was a Dallas Morning News report that Manziel's father Paul said his son twice declined to be admitted to Dallas-area rehab facilities in the last week.

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"I truly believe if they can't get him help, he won't live to see his 24th birthday," Paul Manziel told the newspaper.

The elder Manziel said he tried to have his son admitted Tuesday to Carrollton Springs Hospital - which treats adults suffering from mental illness and/or addiction - but Johnny Manziel was allowed to leave. Paul Manziel said his son was allowed to leave despite the father telling a Denton County Sheriff officer that he thought Johnny was suicidal.

Meanwhile, the quarterback is now without an agent after Erik Burkhardt, who had represented Manziel since he left Texas A&M after the 2013 season, severed ties with the troubled former Heisman Trophy winner.

"It is with deep regret that, after several emotional and very personal discussions with his family, his doctors, and my client himself, I have made the decision to terminate my professional relationship with Johnny Manziel," Burkhardt said in a statement Friday.

Here is the full statement from Burkhardt:

Johnny Manziel's agent has parted ways with him, as seen in this statement: pic.twitter.com/JKVEHOAeHm — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 5, 2016

On Thursday, the Fort Worth Police Department released its report from an altercation between Manziel and ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley.

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In the report, Crowley accused Manziel of striking her several times and threatening to kill both of them. She also told police Manziel was behaving as if he were "on some kind of drugs." According to Dallas television station WFAA, Crowley is seeking a protective order against Manziel.

Manziel was not arrested and no charges are being field by Fort Worth or Dallas police.

Manziel and Crowley also were involved in an October incident on an Ohio freeway. The two got into an argument and she told police Manziel beat and shoved her before recanting those accusations. Manziel was not charged and was cleared by the NFL after its investigation of the incident.

Earlier this week, the Browns issued a statement critical of Manziel's behavior and are expected to cut him March 9, when the new NFL year begins. His season tenure with the team has been marked by embarrassing off-field incidents and little progress on the field, as he failed to beat out journeymen Brian Hoyer and Josh McCown for the starting job in Cleveland.

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"Johnny's continual involvement in incidents that run counter to those expectations undermines the hard work of his teammates and the reputation of our organization," Browns executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown said in a statement. "His status with our team will be addressed when permitted by league rules."