Johnny Manziel Explains His Wacky 'Billy Vegas' Trip From A Couple Years Ago

Back in December 2016 Johnny Manziel was at the peak of his partying days and was doing things like walking around Vegas with a wig under the alias "Billy Vegas." On Wednesday, he explained what exactly was going on there during an appearance on Uninterrupted’s “The ThomaHawk Show”...per Sporting News...

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Manziel confirmed most of the details from the report. He said he came into Vegas from the Cleveland airport already in disguise and no one recognized him.

“I had my hood, my hat, my everything, my sunglasses, my everything. So I get there, and no problem,” Manziel says.

He says once he got to a Vegas bar a reporter recognized him and that sent him “into straight damage mode.” He didn’t want to go home to Cleveland, so that’s when he started coming up with a grander scheme.

“I missed my flight, I put out an Instagram saying that I’m at home with my dog, and tagged it in Avon, Ohio. So then I’m like, I’m not going to be able to just go in with a hat. Let’s go get a wig. And, as funny as this is, I’m still pretty embarrassed by it. It’s still like a reckless decision, but like we said, let it die. I’m like, ‘Let’s go to this wig shop.’ So I type in Google, nearest wig shop and just go somewhere off the strip. Very very sketchy, I walk into this place and this little lady walks up [and asks], ‘What you want on your hair?’ And I’m like, ‘I need something that makes me not look like this. Do you have a mustache, do you have a wig, do you have anything?’ And she came back with this wig and I put it on, and I’m like, ‘Perfect!’ I shaved off all my facial hair except my mustache.”

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He later went on to also say that he is willing to play on an NFL team's practice squad for free this season to show how dedicated he is to the game...

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