After one season, it appears that Johnny Football’s time in Cleveland maybe finished.
This time last year, former Texas A&M University quarterback Johnny Manziel was the talk of the NFL draft having been much hyped during his collegiate career. Though without his negative publicity, Johnny Football was selected 22nd overall in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns and the franchise was primed and ready to handover the reigns to the young star. Unfortunately for Manziel, things got off to a rocky start as he was not well received by some of his teammates and troubled seemed to follow him off the field.
Having started only 2 games and playing in an additional 3 during his rookie campaign, Manizel’s output on the field was meager at best. Throughout the season, talk of his hard partying ways became a conversation piece amongst pundits in the sports world. At top of the top of 2015, Manizel not only publicly acknowledged his party habits but also checked himself into rehab for assistance with alcohol. The Cleveland Browns had assumed that this would be a short stint for the young man but now with 2 months in can, it looks like the team is ready to cut ties with him.
During a visit with ESPN’s Mike & Mike, reporter Chris Mortensen all but confirmed that the franchise is looking elsewhere for quarterbacks and the only reason they have not already cut Manizel is because they do not have a clear replacement heading into training camp.
I think about 90 percent [the Browns] have moved on [from Manziel] in their own minds except that they really don’t know who they’re going to get when Johnny leaves rehab, which has been an extended stay — a two-month stay. He should be getting out in the first week of April if they’re satisfied that he’s ready to go out and get into society and whatever deep-rooted problems that he had has been addressed. OK, now he’s part of your depth chart. You have Josh McCown.
My spidey senses tell me that the Dallas Cowboys and/or the NY Jets might come calling for Mr. Manziel’s services. – @Rocko_CNK
