Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel: ‘Football is my life’

He was 9 of 16 throwing the ball.

Playing with and against backups, Manziel had himself a night in the Cleveland Browns’ intrasquad scrimmage at The Horseshoe on Friday, throwing two touchdowns and unofficially completing nine of 11 passes for 93 yards in front of some 50,000 fans at Ohio State.

A very basic recognition for an NFL quarterback.

A defamation lawsuit filed by two former Syracuse University ball boys against basketball head coach Jim Boeheim has been settled, the school and lawyers for the men said.

Manziel must continue to put his best foot forward though, Haslam noted. He’s 100 percent strictly football right now. Last summer, the 2012 Heisman Trophy victor whose weekend party-hopping made headlines, had his every move on the field inspected and analyzed.

The second year quarterback has made improvements on the practice field the last couple practices, he was asked if he has thought about the starter or back up role, “I’m definitely not getting caught up or enamored with the whole starter, backup role”. Not just a “legitimate quarterback”.

Dialing down the hype would be a favor to Manziel.

“I took a lot of lumps”, Manziel said. It’s nice to come out here and wear any kind of shoes that I want and that’s not the main story of the next day. “When they told me to go in, I went in and tried to handle whatever situation I got the best I could”.

Last year, the Cleveland Browns had a tough decision to make during training camp. Did he not think that would attract attention?

They shouldn’t rush him into the starting lineup. Like Manziel, McCown also thrived during the scrimmage, leading the first-team offense to a touchdown and a field goal against the Browns’ top defense.

The Browns are having run game issues in training camp as injuries make their way through the group. Its hard not to have a lot of good energy when you come to work every day.”. Of course there was. It’s a lot of fun with the guys we have in this locker room. Running back DeMarco Murray also missed practice because he was ill.

In the past, Manziel’s performances have been up and down like a roller coaster. Thomas realized that and added that it’s “not really a conversation” who should be the starter. “It’s night-and-day difference from past year”. When he was inserted into the lineup in the pivotal Cincinnati game before he was properly prepared to play, his teammates realized it and laid an egg in the biggest game of the season.

Manziel didn’t need to get into his private life, making exclusively a quick reference to his 10-week keep at a remedy facility shortly after the 2014 season concluded.

Manziel’s first drive never got off the ground and ended when rookies Nate Orchard and Danny Shelton combined on a third-down sack. They hired one of his personal pre-draft coaches, Kevin O’Connell, as their quarterbacks coach.

The Browns are rumored to be moving training camp out of Berea as early as next year and it could end up moving to Columbus. As always, he is saying the right things.

Manziel looked like a more confident player than a year ago. Last year, he barely had a clue. The organization, the media, and the fans all got hooked. It was getting to the point where, when it came to his attempts to succeed as a pro, it just seemed as though Manziel was fighting a battle he was destined to lose.

“If I take care of my business and go out in the preseason and show that I’m getting better and play well, then who knows what will happen”, Manziel said.