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Johnny Manziel will take the field for the first time tonight as a member of the Montreal Alouettes.

Manziel’s tenure in the CFL has been pretty entertaining so far, and it probably won’t get any less entertaining when he takes the field tonight against the Edmonton Eskimos.

Lots of people are wondering what will have and how much playing time we can expect out of the Texas A&M Heisman winner. It’s a fair question to ask, considering Manziel didn’t get a single snap during the five games he was with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

A post shared by Johnny Manziel (@jmanziel2) on Jan 19, 2018 at 1:17pm PST

Well, you can expect Manziel to play pretty much from the jump in Montreal. They don’t have a quarterback worth a lick, and they didn’t trade for Manziel to simply sit on the bench. Plus, we already know he’s expected to play in the game tonight. (RELATED: HERE’S WHEN JOHNNY MANZIEL IS EXPECTED TO PLAY FOR HIS NEW TEAM)

I have no doubt he’s going to get some snaps tonight. Now, how many he will get is a different question. I don’t expect a ton. They still need to ease him into the situation, which won’t work if they just throw him to the wolves from the start.

A post shared by Johnny Manziel (@jmanziel2) on Apr 19, 2018 at 9:37am PDT

Once he gets eased in, I think Manziel is going to tear it up. He’s way more talented than the quarterbacks CFL defenses are used to dealing with. It all starts tonight. Johnny Football is going to get his first snaps in a pro game in years, and fans everywhere are pumped.

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