The reason Johnny Manziel’s CFL team traded him? Jeremiah Masoli

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Johnny Manziel’s NFL comeback tour was supposed to jump off in Ontario this summer. But just two months after signing on with the CFL, the quarterback is already changing teams: on Sunday, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced they were shipping Manziel to the Montreal Alouettes as part of a five-player trade. Why would a franchise in Canada deal a high-profile quarterback who at one point led the NFL in jersey sales? Because a former Houston Nutt transfer won’t let go of the top spot on the depth chart. Former Ole Miss signal caller Jeremiah Masoli has been so dominant that Manziel didn’t so much as record a stat during the Tiger-Cats first five regular season games. Masoli, who recently tied a

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