If the Arena Football League gets its way, Johnny Manziel will be dusting off his cleats when the new season begins.

AFL commissioner Lee Hutton III told TMZ Sports he's personally sent direct message to Manziel to gauge his interest in joining the league.

"I reached out to Johnny Manziel," Hutton said. "So, Johnny, I'm a Texas guy. So, if you're ready to come back and indoors—because you did very well—we will take you. We will find a spot for you."

The third iteration of the AFL is set to launch in April. The league most recently played a season in 2019 before ceasing all operations after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

F1 Sports & Entertainment purchased the rights to the AFL in January 2022. One year later, the league announced a relaunch with plans to formally play games starting in 2024.

The original AFL ran for 22 seasons from 1987 to 2008 before folding in 2009 due to financial and leadership issues.

There are going to be a total of 16 teams playing in the new Arena Football League. This will be the most teams the league has had in a single season 2012 when there were 17.

Manziel most recently played in the Fan Controlled Football league in 2022. He also had stints in the Canadian Football League and Alliance of American Football after his NFL career ended.

The 31-year-old Manziel was a superstar in college at Texas A&M. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2012, becoming just the second Aggies player ever to capture the honor.

Manziel was a first-round draft pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2014. His NFL career lasted just two seasons before he was released by the club in March 2016.

The 2024 AFL season begins on April 27.