--- description: Johnny Football takes a draft tumble, storms batter the Midwest, Apple set to buy Beats Electronics, and dancing frogs bust a move. title: Johnny Humble: Manziel Falls in Draft image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf288d052ed9efb5/69868e9c361760895390beaf/johnny-manziel.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Johnny Humble: Manziel Falls in Draft by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 9, 2014 3:21 PM CUT  Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel walks on the stage before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York on May 8, 2014. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel walks on the stage before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York on May 8, 2014.John Angelillo—UPI /Landov by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 9, 2014 3:21 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Thursday, May 8: * Former Heisman Trophy winner [Johnny Manziel](http://time.com/93527/johnny-football-learns-a-little-humility/ "undefined") waited until the 22nd pick to hear the Cleveland Browns call his name at the 2014 NFL draft. * [Fierce storms](http://time.com/93582/tornadoes-colorado-minnesota/ "undefined") battered the Midwest with heavy winds, rain and hail as tornadoes touched down in Colorado and Minnesota. * Apple is reportedly close to a $3.2 billion acquisition deal with [Beats Electronics](http://time.com/93557/apple-beats/ "undefined"), maker of famous Beats By Dre headphones. * Hello my baby, hello my honey. Scientists find 14 species of [dancing frogs](http://time.com/92335/new-frog-species-found-in-troubled-indian-habitat/ "undefined") in India. The Brief is published daily. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/94036/johnny-manziel-cleveland-browns-draft/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/94036/johnny-manziel-cleveland-browns-draft/"},"headline":"Johnny Humble: Manziel Falls in Draft","datePublished":"2014-05-09T15:21:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:45:22.028Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now--from the editors of TIME.","url":"https://time.com/94036/johnny-manziel-cleveland-browns-draft/","keywords":["The Brief","Apple","Football","Storms","Midwest","Tornadoes"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf288d052ed9efb5/69868e9c361760895390beaf/johnny-manziel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf288d052ed9efb5/69868e9c361760895390beaf/johnny-manziel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel walks on the stage before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York on May 8, 2014.","caption":"Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel walks on the stage before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York on May 8, 2014.","creditText":"John Angelillo—UPI /Landov","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/94036/johnny-manziel-cleveland-browns-draft/","name":"Johnny Humble: Manziel Falls in Draft"}}]}] ```