Johnny Manziel, still, has yet to make his CFL debut.

Following a trade from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to the Montreal Alouettes on Sunday, the reported plan for Manziel was that he wouldn't start Thursday night against the Edmonton Eskimos but he would see the field.

He saw the field from the sidelines. Vernon Adams Jr. played from start to finish in a 41-23 blowout loss despite completing just 14 passes, throwing one interception, and taking six sacks.

Alouettes fans, including those who flocked to pick up Manziel's No. 2 jersey, and curious observers couldn't hide their disappointment.

I just wasted 3 hours of my life watching the worst team in the CFL, just to see Johnny Manziel play... and they didn’t play him 😐 #CanadaSucks #FreeJohnny — Justin Mullinnix (@JDMull2) July 27, 2018

Well that was a waste of 3 hours. #manziel #cfl — Sully (@Sullyvanov) July 27, 2018

All these casual fans and non-fans turne into a CFL game to see Manziel and they don't get to see him. Lost opportunity. Again. — Henrique (@DJHankWood) July 27, 2018

Al's being pummelled 41-15 by Esks early 4thQ. No sign of Johnny Manziel yet. What an embarrassment! — OuterMutant (@OuterMutant) July 27, 2018

Eskimos: 41

Alouettes: 15



Alouettes backup QB Johnny Manziel, on the bench: pic.twitter.com/Jp6nWoe6nN — The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) July 27, 2018

First full CFL game my 17-year-old son has ever watched on TV tonight - he was only watching to see Manziel. Might be his last. — Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) July 27, 2018

Manziel's next chance to resurrect his football career comes Friday, Aug. 3, versus the Tiger-Cats.