On Wednesday, the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes released Johnny Manziel at the behest of the CFL. Now, should any other pro team in Canada actually want to sign Manziel to a deal, they would be S.O.L. since the league reportely won't let them do that:

The Alouettes of the CFL have released QB Johnny Manziel in odd fashion. pic.twitter.com/BiuPO7faES
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 27, 2019