A Johnny Manziel autograph session? What could go wrong?

May 26, 2015; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) during organized team activities at the Cleveland Browns training facility. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel will return to College Station, Texas, this weekend to take part in what is being billed as his first public autograph session since being drafted.

Which leaves us wondering what could wrong.

The event, which is being held at Aggieland Outfitters, sold out its initial run of 250 tickets (at the low, low price of $125 to $155 each) and an additional 100 were quickly snapped up on Monday, highlighting the continued popularity the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner has with Aggie fans.

“We knew there would be a lot of excited Aggies and their response has been pretty overwhelming,” Aggieland Outfitters spokesman Dallas Shipp told theeagle.com. “It’s not every day you get to meet a Heisman Trophy winner and someone who in his case has transformed into not just a sports celebrity, but an international celebrity.”

Even though you need a ticket, the event is first-come, first-serve with Manziel expected to sign for up to three hours or “depending on how much time he chooses to interact with fans,” according to Shipp.

It is that last part that has us worried.

While you would expect that everyone attending the event is a Texas A&M fan and wants the opportunity to meet someone who has “transformed into not just a sports celebrity, but an international celebrity,” all it takes is one person to start testing him for the once volatile Manziel to go off and cause a scene.

“It’s a lot for a kid. No matter what he does, good or bad, people are always on him.” – Joe Haden on Johnny Manziel

Manziel has been mostly quiet since his 10-week voluntary stay at Caron Pennsylvania, an alcohol and drug treatment center, earlier this year. And when he met with the media during last month’s minicamp, he once again talked a good game about his desire to change.

“I think it’s actions. Actions speak way louder than words. As much as I may have intended to do some of those things last year and really, truly wanted to – I don’t feel like I was in a position personally,” Manziel said. “Now, I think I’m doing the right things and taking the right steps necessary for me to put myself in the best position possible to be exactly what this organization drafted me to be. I don’t want to give up on that fact at all. I’m not giving up on the fact that they brought me in here as a first-round pick and want to see something out of me. It’s not lost on me and hopefully not on the people in this locker room either.

“I think that chapter of my life is behind me, at least. I’m moving forward. I’m sitting here today, like I said, happy, looking forward to the future and just really excited for this season, to get into training camp, to get into preseason games and get to play against other defenses again.”

Manziel’s one misstep came during the Byron Nelson Golf Classic a few weeks ago when a heckling fan got the best of Manziel, resulting in the second-year quarterback reportedly throwing a water bottle at the fan. While Manziel was simply trying to enjoy time with some friends, the way he handled the incident leaves us wondering if he has had enough time to truly change.

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Teammate Joe Haden, who has made going out and about in Cleveland and elsewhere an art form, has continually counseled Manziel (and other young players on the team) about the realities of being a celebrity in public.

“Everywhere he goes, it’s kind of tough if you want to make a little, quick move and you’re not thinking it’s going to be a big deal,” Haden has said in published reports. “You’ve just got to try to put yourself in the right positions, and I definitely talk to him, holler at him. He knows what it is, but some stuff is definitely other people have got to look in the mirror too.”

Haden’s right that it takes two to cause trouble, and sometimes you are going to run into someone who just wants to play the fool to get a reaction out of a player. (See Manziel’s encounter last fall with a fan at The 9 in downtown Cleveland.)

But Manziel needs to follow Haden’s lead and learn to distance himself when a “fan” starts causing shenanigans. It’s probably easier said than done, but it is also the unfortunate reality that Manziel has to live with.

The autograph signing event will be a much more controlled environment than Manziel found at the golf tournament, or when he goes out on the town, which means he should be able to make it through the weekend without making any headlines.

But that doesn’t mean we still won’t be watching the sports wire Sunday night for any breaking news out of a retail store in College Station.

Do you think Johnny Manziel has the ability to truly change?

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