Have you been to Bourbon Street?
Downtown New Orleans is Las Vegas east. It’s filled up with partygoers on a nightly basis. Bottomless Bloody Mary’s are the name of the game. All-night drinking. Bar hopping. Festive atmospheres. All of this has come to define Bourbon Street throughout the years.
Now, place a recovering alcoholic into this environment and see what happens. This isnt’ to say that Manziel can’t keep his nose clean off the field. Instead, it tells us a story of an environment that might not help him remain sober. That’s the harsh reality of the situation.
As anyone who has dealt with addiction in their lives will tell you, the atmosphere you surround yourself with will play a big role in your ability to recover from said addiction. It’s a daily grind, one that will sometimes lead to being pushed to the brink of relapse. Considering Manziel’s own past, setting up shop in New Orleans might not be the best thing for him personally.