Ryan Leaf, ESPN pundit Marcus Spears argue over Johnny Manziel documentary

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The new Johnny Manziel documentary has once again put the Heisman Trophy winner back in the news.

The film may be fascinating for sports fans, but someone who battled demons similar to the former Texas A&M superstar has been critical of it.

The documentary was released through Netflix's "Untold" series earlier this month, and it highlights Manziel's rise to becoming a household name to his NFL career being cut short after just two seasons.

Manziel discussed his drug use and eventual attempted suicide.

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Marcus Spears and Ryan Leaf exchanged words on X about the new Johnny Manziel documentary. (Fox News)

ESPN NFL analyst Marcus Spears called it a "phenomenal" project, and Ryan Leaf, the NFL Draft's 1998 second overall pick, took offense to that.

Leaf repeated his sentiments from last week, saying the documentary did nothing to advance the conversation on mental health.

"It stigmatized MH, stigmatized MH, suicide, & substance use disorder. Offered zero solutions and took advantage of someone with an untreated disease," Leaf said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, responding to Spears.

Leaf later said the "last word I'd describe [the documentary as] was "phenomenal," adding it "made a mockery of mental health, suicide, substance use disorder, & a cartoon of the Johnny Football character & offered no healing solutions."

"I didn’t see it that way my man! I learned a lot about Manziel and How he interpreted what was