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Johnny Manziel Skipped Required Meeting in Berea Sunday Morning, Whereabouts Unknown

By Chris Pokorny
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This morning, we discussed the reports that QB Johnny Manziel was in Las Vegas on Saturday night, just one day prior to the Cleveland Browns' finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Players in the concussion protocol are not required to be at the game or on the sidelines, but it's still not a good look for your team's already-troubled quarterback.

Tonight, it is sounding like Manziel could be in deeper water than originally thought. According to Peter King of Sports Illustrated, Manziel was a no-show and also unreachable for a required 9:00 AM meeting in Berea for players who are in the concussion protocol:

Shortly thereafter, in his press conference with the local media, team owner Jimmy Haslam was asked about Manziel's whereabouts. Haslam confirmed that players with concussions are supposed to be in Berea Sunday morning, and to the best of his knowledge, Manziel was not present. According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, Manziel's agents are not commenting on the quarterback's whereabouts either:

So...where the hell is Manziel? Is he just going to walk in to a Jerry Jones press conference tomorrow, WWE-style, shaking hands as the two embrace? When more updates come in about Manziel's status, we'll provide an update. With the team not having a head coach or general manager under contract right now, Sashi Brown, the team's new Executive Vice President of Football Operations, will have ultimate say over the 53-man roster. Therefore, any roster decision about Manziel will have to go through Brown.

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