Johnny Manziel the Reason Browns Ban National Media from Rookie Minicamp

May 13, 2014   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

Johnny Manziel has a larger than life personality and the game on the gridiron to back it up, causing the quarterback-craving Cleveland Browns to select him with the No. 22 overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft. But national media members hoping to get a glimpse of Johnny Football in rookie minicamp will be disappointed, because the team is diffusing the potential circus before it gets underway.    
Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post reported Tuesday that the Browns are taking such a hardline policy in order to prevent Manziel's individual magnetism from overshadowing an important time for incoming players:
The team's PR director compared the potential Manziel fiasco to that of former first-round pick Tim Tebow:
Hubbuch added his own commentary on the minicamp matter:
It will indeed be difficult for Cleveland to control the atmosphere surrounding the former Heisman Trophy winner. Manziel brings with him a spark of hope under center that the franchise...

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