Former Cleveland Browns first-round pick Johnny Manziel, now playing for the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL, wrote a letter to Browns rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield, who was picked No. 1 overall in the 2018 NFL draft. Read the full letter below:
"Dear Baker, if there's one thing you already know, one thing that everybody already knows, you and I are not the same person. No matter how many people try to compare us, even before the same team drafted us, we know we are never fully defined by the way we play, or the uniform we wear.
What I do know is this: life's experiences are the best teachers. Through all the good days you'll encounter over your career there, you'll undoubtedly face some tough ones as well. Through all the good and the bad, stay close to your family, and more so, continue to be you. That's what's taken you from a walk-on to a Heisman trophy winner to a first-round draft pick.
Beyond all that, Baker, I simply want to wish you all the success that you deserve. I hope you don't take a single day, a single snap, for granted. I hope you own the moment, and give the Browns fans every bit of happiness that they deserve.
Your friend, Johnny Manziel."