Johnny Manziel: Swan Won't Return His Calls

[Huber.]

Only a matter of time before he breaks Saturday night curfews during the season

 

[Maximus]

Went to the Brown's youth camp as a volunteer for my work yesterday. The entire rookie class was there coaching & playing with the kids aged 7-12. Very cool for those kids - I didn't get to meet the players personally but they all seemed to genuinely enjoy working with the kids - especially Manziel who the kids obviously idolize :chuckles:

Clearly hungover...actually looks like he's trying not to vomit.

 

[Phills14]

Clearly hungover...actually looks like he's trying not to vomit.

Don't forget short. He looks very short. :gap:

 

[SixPACK]

Here's a little more from Haden:

Haden to Manziel: Put camera away

Johnny Manziel settled down to business as a quarterback in the NFL this week, agreeing to terms on a rookie contract while even drawing the praise of Aaron Rodgers for how the Heisman winner has handled himself.

But at least one Cleveland Browns teammate thinks Manziel should continue to heed caution in his approach to life off the field.

Cornerback Joe Haden, speaking Friday during a radio interview on "The Really Big Show" on ESPN Cleveland, said he thinks "Johnny needs to check his friends a little bit."

"Everybody is going to go out and have a good time," the four-year veteran said. "You gotta make sure when you're with your people, it just doesn't get out. He's going to have a good time, but a lot of things need to be taken away.

"You need to have a phone valet -- tell your friends to put your phones away. We're going to go out but don't record."

Rodgers said Monday that he thinks Manziel has kept the right attitude and has had chances to do "some pretty cool things" but at the same time "can't control the people taking pictures of him ... the people wanting to be around him."

However, Haden said that's where "Johnny Football" should place more focus.

"He's grown. When I've seen him in the locker room, he's in there on time, he's in there studying," Haden said in the ESPN Cleveland radio interview. "He's getting better and better, every OTA and every minicamp. It's just the off the field stuff, a lot of it can be prevented."

As recently as last Saturday, Manziel tweeted a party photo with celebrity friends, including rapper Drake and jeweler-to-the-stars Johnny Dang.

"But he's young," Haden added. "Nothing that he does out there is affecting his improvement on the football field. For him, I would like to get people off of his back. You Johnny, you young, you just got in the league. You're doing everything you need to do on the field. Maybe just try to ease back a little bit."

Cleveland opens training camp in late July, and Manziel will be competing with Brian Hoyer for the starting quarterback job, although new coach Mike Pettine has said Hoyer will be No. 1 on the depth chart when camp opens.

The Browns said Tuesday that they had agreed with Manziel on a rookie contract. Terms were not released, but the NFL rookie wage scale projected Manziel's deal to be worth about $8.25 million for four years. Like all first-round picks, his contract includes a fifth-year team option.

And just a side note about Haden and why I love him...

$45 million to Joe Haden, who just got a $68 million extension with Cleveland, the richest deal ever for a defensive back, less than a week later. Haden then celebrated in part by posting an Instagram of the new $200,000 Bentley Continental GT he gave his wife for their first anniversary.

 

[Double O]

In regards to how Haden handles himself off the field, my buddy had an interesting interaction this weekend when he saw Haden at the bar...

My friend asked him for a picture, and Joe happily obliged, but before doing so, he asked my friend to set his drink down before they took the photo.

This is interesting to me because even as he is out and about for a night at the bar, he doesn't want anything to be misconstrued and no (potentially) negative feedback from anyone looking at his pictures. He's a great model for what Manziel should strive to be off the field. You can still have fun, but don't broadcast your partying.

 

[Phills14]

In regards to how Haden handles himself off the field, my buddy had an interesting interaction this weekend when he say Haden at the bar...

My friend asked him for a picture, and Joe happily obliged, but before doing so, he asked my friend to set his drink down before they took the photo.

This is interesting to me because even as he is out and about for a night at the bar, he doesn't want anything to be misconstrued and no (potentially) negative feedback from anyone looking at his pictures. He's a great model for what Manziel should strive to be off the field. You can still have fun, but don't broadcast your partying.

That's a smart move by Haden. He's being taught well by somebody.

 

[macbdog]

Actual billboard in Tyler, Tx.



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They got the jerseys and the helmet wrong... what is that, Syracuse?

 

[AZ_]

That's a smart move by Haden. He's being taught well by somebody.

Yes, yes he is.


Meanwhile...

 

[Soda]

I have a hangover just looking at that bottle... This kid is everywhere. No jet-lag to be seen, nor fucks given...

 

[Pyro]

Well, you would be drinking too if you watched that football match last night. :chuckles:

 

[Phills14]

Yes, yes he is.


Meanwhile...

Here it is...
http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/23/johnny-manziel-champagne-sippin-during-u-s-world-cup-match/

Johnny Manziel doesn't order champagne by the glass ... he orders it by the bottle ... and yesterday, the Browns QB pounded a bottle of Moet during the USA World Cup match.

Johnny Futbol was hangin' at Galway Hooker Irish Pub in Houston, TX -- standing in the crowded bar with a bunch of other people as the U.S. gave away a victory to Team Portugal.

Sources at the bar tell us ... Manziel arrived to the bar with a pretty mystery blonde -- unclear if the woman was Chantel Jeffries ... who he had been seen with around town earlier in the weekend.

FYI -- Chantel has been connected to a whole bunch of big stars ... including DeSean Jackson and Justin Bieber.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/23/johnn...pin-during-u-s-world-cup-match/#ixzz35TxqGAPU

Outside of the money phone, these incidents individually are pretty tame and a non-story. The problem is they happen literally every weekend. I feel like every Monday we will have something new to put in here that perpetuates the JFF persona. It's just a bad look for him and the Browns. All these guys party, that's no shock. But most of these guys are smart enough to do it with people they trust or somehow control the room. Manziel is a smart guy, he just doesn't care enough at this stage to protect himself.

 

[Cavsfan1985]

I just think it is funny that this gets hits for a site. He is more celebrity then football player.

 

[AZ_]

I just think it is funny that this gets hits for a site. He is more celebrity then football player.

No doubt about it.

He's just a kid, though. So maybe he'll repay the team that drafted him and develop into a professional.

 

[Surge]

With Johnny's tolerance levels, a single bottle of Moet probably tastes/feels like Pellegrino.

 

[AZ_]

With Johnny's tolerance levels, a single bottle of Moet probably tastes/feels like Pellegrino.

You know he's the type to just put it to his lips, then act drunk for the rest of the night and wake and text everyone "OMG I was totally bombed."