He reportedly was at the Browns’ facility on Saturday morning, but he was not there on Sunday morning, as required.
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And although the team’s turmoil at quarterback belies it, Haslam said he concurs with Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas, who said after Sunday’s loss that quarterback is the most important position on the team. Manziel responded to the report by Instagramming a photo of himself and his dog with a geotag from Avon, Ohio.
Though multiple reports have indicated that Manziel was in Vegas, the report by ESPN Las Vegas was the first to detail Manziel as in disguise. Mitch Moss, a show host on the ESPN Las Vegas radio station, reported Manziel went to a “popular club on the strip” on Saturday night. USA Today has multiple named witnesses-including Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek’s brother John-who place Manziel in Vegas Saturday night.
Earlier in the week, Manziel was ruled out for Sunday’s season finale due to a concussion.
“That will be completely their call”, Haslam said of the front office’s dealings with Manziel.
Will Burge of WTAM in Cleveland tweeted that he’s “100% positive it’s true” and said that he has a screen-shot of a Snapchat with Manziel in disquise. After Sunday’s game the Brown’s preempted the notorious “Black Monday” and cleaned house by firing GM Ray Farmer and head coach Mike Pettine. I just don’t think right now is the time to comment on that.
“He’s his own man”, Shelton told The Plain Dealer. “If I only played well in three games, I would be out of here too”.
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“I think it’s more concerned for him individually”, James told reporters when asked if Manziel’s end to the season anxious him more from a branding perspective – Manziel is a client of LRMR, James’ marketing firm – or from the human side of things. He began the season as Josh McCown’s backup, eventually took over as starter and was benched two games by Pettine after a video surfaced of him partying in Austin, Texas, during the team’s bye week.
