Browns Players Concerned Johnny Manziel Didn’t Attend Walk Through
By Mike Dyce
Cleveland Browns players were surprised and concerned when rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel didn’t show up to a walk through practice.
The Cleveland Browns did their walk through for the regular season finale without rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel and wide receiver Josh Gordon in attendance. Gordon was suspended for one game, and Manziel was fined for missing treatment for his injury, but not for missing the walk through.
Manziel didn’t need to participate in the walk through at all actually.
Still, Manziel’s Browns teammates were concerned and surprised by his absence.
To clarify: Manziel's absence from walkthrough (like that of Gordon's) was surprising/concerning to other Browns players, despite IR status
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) December 27, 2014
They might have been concerned because just days ago Manziel was at a podium preaching about how he needs to take the job more seriously, and when you’re a quarterback that includes studying and getting mental reps even when you can’t be on the field.
“It’s been a year of growing up for me. This is a job for me now. I have to take this a lot more seriously,” Manziel said. “I haven’t painted the greatest picture of me being in here and staying on top of my stuff.”
Looks like his teammates might be on to his act and starting to realize that his words don’t carry much weight or meaning. Losing the locker room isn’t good for any quarterback, much less a young one trying to find his way in the NFL early in his career.
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