Johnny Manziel lived a life of privilege long before he got to Texas A&M and was drafted by the Browns.
Some guys go hard in the NFL, avoid getting into trouble and walk the straight and narrow because they are afraid of losing their contract, their job and their income.
Johnny Manziel knew no such worries before the NFL, and he definitely doesn’t care now that his family has money, and he has millions of his own.
Manziel, rather than remain in Cleveland over the bye to cement his status as starting quarterback and work on his craft, chose to head home to Texas, where he got in a few days of partying.
Some of that bottle popping was captured on video, showing Manziel in what looked like his return to the days of Johnny Football.
According to Mary Kay Cabot, Browns brass, especially head coach Mike Pettine, aren’t pleased about seeing the video in the wake of Manziel’s previous troubles with alcohol.
#Browns Pettine on Manziel: "when it's a repeated pattern of behavior, it's a concern"
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) November 24, 2015
#Browns Pettine wouldn't say yet if the organization will require Manziel to get more help. He spent 10 weeks in rehab in offseason
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) November 24, 2015
#Browns Pettine said the frustration comes from Manziel's repeated pattern of incidents
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) November 24, 2015
#Browns Pettine said he's talked to Ray Farmer and Jimmy Haslam about Manziel's video.
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) November 24, 2015
I’d be shocked if Josh McCown isn’t named the starter, after the Browns had previously named Manziel the starting quarterback for the rest of the season.