MONTREAL — Johnny Manziel will have to wait to get on the field for the Montreal Alouettes.

Manziel will dress as Vernon Adams’ backup when the Alouettes host the Edmonton Eskimos on Thursday night, four days after the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner was acquired from Hamilton.

“We’ll play that by ear,” said first-year Montreal coach Mike Sherman, the former Green Bay coach and GM who lured Manziel to Texas A&M when he coached the Aggies. “I don’t want to put him in a situation that is uncomfortable for him, with only two days of preparation.

“But, then again, I want to get him on the field and give him his opportunity. So I’m weighing. He’ll definitely be in uniform on the sideline and whether he crosses over onto the field, we’ll have to wait and see.”

Making a comeback in the Canadian Football League after being released by the NFL’s Cleveland Browns in March 2016, Manziel was unable to get on the field in Hamilton. In two preseason games, he was 21 of 32 for 168 yards and a touchdown.