Browns players back Coach Mike Pettine’s decision to bench Johnny Manziel

Browns coach Mike Pettine didn’t blatantly throw Johnny Manziel under the bus Friday.

Manziel told reporters before the bye week that he was “not going to do anything that’s going to be a distraction to this team or be an embarrassment to the organization”. I’m not familiar with the 12 step program, but I’d bet my last few dollars in my DraftKings account that binge drinking with a bottle of champagne is not a proper step to get your life together. I don’t think anyone will be more proud than I am.

Earlier in the news conference, Pettine was asked why Manziel is still on the team after lying.

“It is small things that I just need to make sure I focus on”, Erving said. The franchise and just named the former Heisman victor the starter for the rest of the season, and there was concern he was going to draw negative attention to himself.

NOTES: Pettine said CB Joe Haden, who will miss his fifth game this season with a concussion, has been unable to pass a memory test to get back to his preseason baseline score…. I dealt with it Wednesday.

The Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns go head-to-head on Monday Night Football and both sides have a combined five wins between them entering week 12.

The consummate teammate, McCown didn’t revel in being back atop the depth chart at Manziel’s expense.

“We grinded pretty hard, ” Gruden said.

Today’s showdown with Cleveland will be the first game Schaub plays this season, but the veteran is no stranger to being a starter as he had that role in his stint with the Houston Texans. However, despite saying he had learned from his past mistakes, Manziel, who spent 70 days during the offseason in a rehab facility specializing in alcohol and drug treatment, has not shown the maturity the Browns are looking for from their quarterback.

Evidence of the revelry appeared in a video posted to Instagram by a deejay known as DJ LX and was published Monday on BustedCoverage.com.

Manziel’s Great Great Grandfather Yusef Manziel immigrated to America from Mt. Lebanon in 1883 with his wife Mary and their two year old son Esahiah. Videos can be all kinds of different things. “Austin Davis right now is our ‘2.’ Johnny is our ‘3.’ I won’t speak beyond that right now”.

Later the same day, DJ LX told WKNR (850-AM) the video was old.

According to Glazer’s report, Manziel’s attempted cover-up extended to his subsequent conversations with the Browns.

Manziel made a brief appearance in Cleveland’s locker room following practice, but was not available for an interview. “I support that decision 100%”.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel just can’t get out of his own way.

Just how many players are injured for the Ravens this season?

He leads the National Football League with a 137.3 rating on third down this year. He had the best game of his young career against the Steelers, passing for 372 yards.

“I like what I’ve seen”. One day I think we played golf. “Understanding the history of this division and these two teams, like we talked about the first time around and what it means to this city, from our end of it, there is a lot of excitement for us players”.

“We’re a long way from the end of the season, so you don’t close doors on anything”. Because while he doesn’t have much of a track record on the field, he has an extensive one off it, and that track record says you can’t trust him.

As he got ready to turn his players loose last week, Pettine spoke to Manziel about being responsible.