Glazer: Browns still hoping Manziel can start this season
Austin Davis is getting the starting nod over Johnny Manziel on Sunday as the Browns host the Bengals, but according to FOX Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer, Cleveland hopes this may change down the stretch of the season.
According to Glazer, the Browns told Manziel that he's going to have to go above and beyond to earn the right to be the starting quarterback after he was seen on video drinking during the team's bye week. Glazer has reported earlier that the Browns were furious because Manziel tried to cover up the video.
Once Josh McCown was put on season-ending injured reserve this season, Davis got the nod over Manziel. That's because the Browns are waiting for Manziel to earn it.
"Obviously he has not done that. That's why he's not starting," Glazer said.
Manziel lost his starting job after again being caught in an alcohol-fueled incident months after a stint in rehab, then decided to try and lie about the timing of his latest misstep that was captured on video during Cleveland's bye week.
That was enough for coach Mike Pettine to hand the keys back to McCown, who subsequently broke his right collarbone Monday. Manziel watched in uniform from the sideline as Davis hit Travis Benjamin for a tying 42-yard touchdown and guided the Browns within a 51-yard field goal of ending a five-game losing streak.
Then, in typical Browns fashion, Travis Coons had his kick blocked and returned 64 yards by Will Hill as time expired, giving Baltimore a 33-27 victory.
--With the Associated Press
