The difference between Johnny Manziel and LeBron

You have probably heard about Johnny Manziel's recent trip to Las Vegas. Everybody has an opinion about it, even Brady Quinn. Personally, I think it is a little silly that we spent so much time talking about a dude's vacation, but I guess that comes with the territory of being Johnny Football.

Some people even wrote articles about which seat Manziel sat in on his flight back from Las Vegas. That's how ridiculous this Vegas story got.

How do we even know which seat he sat in? Because he posed for pictures with the people he was sitting next to:

In fact, it seems like he is willing to pose for pictures with just about everybody who asks. Girls at the pool in Vegas. Little boys at the mall. This guy. Anybody.

Contrast that with our former sports icon, LeBron James. This story came up on Twitter via @WayneEmbrysKids (click on it to enlarge):

For all that we've always been told about how well LeBron handles himself, and the media, we haven't heard a lot of stories about him being particularly gracious to his fans. Which I guess is his right. It would just be nice if somebody who calls himself "King James" remembered that he only gets to be the king on the shoulders of ordinary folks like you and me. He is who he is because fans appreciate his greatness, not simply because he possesses greatness.

So far, it seems like Johnny Football gets that. He's handled everything -- the media's dumb questions, fans asking for pictures of him everywhere -- with remarkable poise.

Let's hope he can handle blitzing linebackers with a similar poise.