Despite a horrendous performance against the Cincinnati Bengals, Johnny Manziel has the support of Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine for at least another week. Can the same be said of Manziel’s teammates? According to Pam Oliver of Fox Sports, some of the Browns players may not have been behind Manziel before last Sunday’s game….Read More
Are the Cleveland Browns finally ready to turn things over to Johnny Manziel? According to Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com, a source connected to the Browns estimates that there is at least a “99% chance” Manziel will start over Brian Hoyer against the Cincinnati Bengals next weekend. While it may seem obvious that Manziel deserves…Read More
The Cincinnati Bengals were demolished on their own field by the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. Andy Dalton played the worst game of any NFL quarterback this season and the Browns used three running backs effectively. Brian Hoyer made throws when he needed to and Cleveland’s defense was dominant. None of that impressed Bengals rookie…Read More
The Cleveland Browns announced on Wednesday morning that Brian Hoyer will start against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1 of the regular season. Johnny Manziel has been named his backup — for now. “(Hoyer) was the clear leader from the beginning,” coach Mike Pettine said in a press release, via Around the League. “We’ve maintained…Read More
Johnny Manziel’s biggest obstacle to taking over the starting quarterback job of the Cleveland Browns may not be Brian Hoyer, but his ability to learn the playbook. During the week, Manziel said learning the playbook has been his struggle because there are so many nuances to it. Hoyer has been the team’s starter during training…Read More
A random person wandered into the Cleveland Browns’ practice facility on Tuesday hoping for a shot at making the team, according to a report from the Associated Press. The ambitious fella, a former high school football player from New Mexico, brought his own pads and everything. With an equipment bag strapped to his back, the guy…Read More
A text message from Johnny Manziel to Browns quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains during the draft convinced Cleveland that they needed to trade up to select the former Heisman Trophy winner. Loggains was a guest on Sports Talk with Bo Mattingly on Arkansas ESPN sports radio Thursday and shared the story of how Manziel influenced Cleveland…Read More
The Cleveland Browns announced Thursday that they have signed free agent wide receiver Miles Austin. Austin spent his entire career from 2006-2013 with the Dallas Cowboys, but the team released him in March following three straight injury-marred seasons in order to save cap space. Terms of Austin’s deal are not yet known, but we’re inclined…Read More
