Cleveland Browns Owner Tells Johnny Football To Start Acting Like A Backup QB

ESPN – Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam says the Browns have told Johnny Manziel to start acting “like a backup quarterback.” Haslam praised Manziel for being an “ultracompetitor” but reiterated that Brian Hoyer is the team’s starting quarterback and Manziel will have to beat out the veteran in training camp. Haslam made it clear that Manziel “is not the starter. Johnny’s the backup.” Players on hand acknowledged that Manziel brings a ton of excitement to the team and city, but they were not assuming native son Hoyer’s days as the team’s No. 1 were already done. Players also treated the celebrity and TMZ-like attention that Manziel brings to the Browns with shrugs.”It’ll help sell tickets, which will make a lot of people smile in the building,” Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas said. “That’s a good thing. … New England is probably the most secretive of any NFL program, and they still have Tom Brady doing Ugg commercials. He has TMZ following him everywhere he goes. “It’s just a matter of how the player handles it. I don’t know Johnny and I haven’t met him, but I’m sure he’ll have a lot of guidance in how he handles things around here with the attention he’s getting.”One player, linebacker Craig Robertson, had a request: “Definitely hook us up with Drake.”

First of all the owner of the Browns can fuck off. You don’t draft Johnny Football and then tell him to act like the backup. That’s why Cleveland is loserville. Because of this loser mentality. Everybody walking around with their eyes on the ground afraid to make eye contact with society. Everybody always embarrassed to admit they live in Cleveland. Now they’re already trying to beat down Johnny Football. Telling him to start acting like a typical Cleveland loser. To act like he’s the backup QB. No you drafted Manziel to save the Browns and the city. You don’t shackle him before he even begins. His bravado is part of what makes him who he is. He has to act like this is his team and that he’s the starter. That’s what champions do. That’s what Brady did when he was drafted. Walked right into Mr. Kraft’s office and told him it was the best decision he ever made. Bottomline is that when your team is a joke and your city is the punchline of America you don’t tell the most popular athlete right now in the country to zip it. You embrace it and hope you can feed off his glow.

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PS – Hey Craig Robertson get in line bro.