Calkins: Johnny Manziel joins the Memphis Express. What could possibly go wrong?

By , Daily Memphian Updated: March 17, 2019 12:05 PM CT | Published: March 16, 2019 11:31 PM CT
<strong>Johnny Manziel throws during drills at his alma mater during Texas A&amp;M's football Pro Day in College Station, Texas, on March 27, 2018.<span>&nbsp;</span></strong><span><strong>Manziel has signed an agreement to join the Alliance of American Football and may have been claimed and assigned to the Memphis Express,&nbsp;according to several reports. </strong>(AP Photo/Michael Wyke)</span>

Johnny Manziel throws during drills at his alma mater during Texas A&M's football Pro Day in College Station, Texas, on March 27, 2018. Manziel has signed an agreement to join the Alliance of American Football and may have been claimed and assigned to the Memphis Express, according to several reports. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.

Former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel is joining the Memphis Express. It could actually be (yes, I said it) fun!

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