DePodesta on Manziels future I wasnt even around so I dont know
There may be conference championship games and a Super Bowl to play but the biggest football story in Cleveland, where the have been out of the playoff hunt for months, is the fate of quarterback .The 2014 first-round pick has been a disappointment by any measure -- both on and off the field -- and his most recent transgre sion could be the one that gets him run out of town.New England vs. DenverManziel was reportedly spotted at a
Bryant Young Jersey Las Vegas casino -- outfitted in a wig, mustache and sungla ses disguise -- hours before the Browns' season finale against the Steelers. Manziel had been ruled out days before with a concu sion, but he mi sed a concu sion treatment at the team facility and officials
NFL San Francisco 49Ers Jersey conceded they had no idea where he was.Weeks later, new coach Hue Jackson called evaluating the quarterback "a ," but also conceded that with Manziel reportedly showing up at a Vegas casino. Meanwhile, new team executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown made it clear that there will be no rush to judgment when it comes to Manziel's future in Cleveland."We're not in any panic to make any decision one way or another on him," . "He understands what's ahead of him and what he needs to do to have a career in this league and with the Browns."Then there's new Browns Chief Strategy Officer Paul DePodesta, a former MLB executive known for his analytical approach to roster-building. On Friday, DePodesta was a guest on Jay Mohr's Fox Sports Radio show. Naturally, Manziel's name came up. Here's the transcript, courtesy of : Mohr: "Is Johnny Manziel going to be a
Ronnie Lott Jersey Cleveland Brown next year?"DePodesta: "You know, it's funny. Yesterday we were at our pre s conference and I was there with Sashi Brown ... and he obviously knew so much more about the team at this point, the players, and they're asking him about Manziel and some of the other guys and they sort of looked at me and
Bruce Ellington Jersey I said, 'No, I'm still trying to figure out what the extension is in my office. I don't even know these guys yet."Mohr: "That's a cool answer, bro, for the corporate guy. Look, I'm an old pothead, comic actor that got a radio show. Is Johnny Manziel going to be a Brown next year? Yes, no or pa s? (DePodesta laughs.) That's a cool story about a guy that was at a place, at a thing, but what?"DePodesta: "Hey, I wasn't even around so I don't know. It really honestly isn't fair for me to comment those guys."Mohr: "Just say the word pa s. Like, 'Pa s, I'm pa sing on that question.'"DePodesta
Keena Turner Jersey : "Pa s."Mohr: "Alright. Fair enough, brother."Manziel be on the Browns' roster for the 2016 season. Then again, these are the Browns. We wouldn't be shocked if the team decided to retire Manziel's jersey in an elaborate ceremony prior to the Week 1 opener.