Cleveland Browns bench Johnny Manziel in favor of Josh McCown

Josh McCown will start on Sunday for the Cleveland Browns.

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It’s one good game and out for Johnny Manziel. After putting up solid numbers in Cleveland’s Week 2 win over the Tennessee Titans, the Browns have benched Manziel in favor of incumbent starter Josh McCown.

Browns announce QB Josh McCown has cleared concussion protocol and will start Sunday vs. Oakland.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 23, 2015

McCown was knocked out of the season opener against the New York Jets when he suffered a concussion during a play that sent him whirling into the end zone.

RIP McCown #jets https://t.co/MEioA7QMId
— Fake SportsCenter (@FakeSportsCentr) September 13, 2015

Prior to last week’s game, Ian Rapoport had reported that once McCown cleared concussion protocol he would return to his starting duties. Despite Manziel’s steady outing against the Titans, Cleveland has held fast to its word.

#Browns say Josh McCown has been cleared from the concussion protocol and will start this week. This was their plan heading into last week
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 23, 2015

Against the Titans, Manziel went 8-for-15 for 172 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions. As in his mop-up duty against the Jets, he was able to hook up on a long strike to Travis Benjamin and ignite the offense. However, an improvement from that outing against the Jets would be limiting turnovers. Manziel protected the football against Tennessee, while also leaning heavily on a strong outing by Cleveland’s defense and special teams.

McCown will lead Cleveland against the Oakland Raiders at home on Sunday. Both teams looked surprisingly frisky in Week 2 and are coming off their first victories of the season. Kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Josh McCown will start on Sunday for the Cleveland Browns.

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