Johnny Manziel was once the next big thing in college football and a full-blown star in the sports world. The former Heisman Trophy winner is now a rehab punchline, and according to reports, soon to be out of the NFL.
Chris Mortensen of ESPN is reporting that the Browns are fed up with Manziel, and set to give up on him.
The #Browns are close to giving up on Johnny Manziel, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen. That runs contrary to team's public stance.
— Jeff Schudel (@jsbrownsinsider) April 2, 2015
“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,” ESPN’s Chris Mortensen said Tuesday during an appearance on Mike & Mike, via NJ.com. “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.”
Does that mean that Cleveland will take one more shot at trading for new Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford? Mary Kay Cabot says yes.
“I think the Browns are fully prepared to start McCown this year, but they will continue to look for chances to upgrade the position,” Cabot wrote over the weekend. “I think they’ll try to trade up to draft Marcus Mariota, and I also think they could make another run at Sam Bradford on draft day.”