![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/johnny-manziels-teammates-knew-cleveland-browns-had-problem-when-he-vanished/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_GettyImages-503122736.jpg&description=Netflix's polarising Johnny Manziel documentary revealed some wild information about the quarterback's career with the Cleveland Browns, which lasted just two years despite being a first-round pick NFL Hall of Fame offensive tackle Joe Thomas always knew Johnny Manziel would struggle in the NFL. Drafted to his Cleveland Browns, Manziel was hoped to be the saviour of the franchise who had not had a stable franchise quarterback for decades. But after just two seasons, Manziel was released from the team. His exit came after he spent the weekend partying in Las Vegas when he was supposed to be with the team. And that had not been the first time that Manziel had not shown up to team events, with Browns legend Thomas revealing there were early warning signs over their top draft pick. Speaking on the Dan Patrick Show, Thomas said: "Well, shortly after we drafted him, he vanished in the spring. We were in the middle of OTAs, and the coaches couldn't find him. "He'd come to Cleveland. He was there for like a day. He was at practice, and then he just disappeared. And I think he was just on a bender somewhere in Cleveland partying and he couldn't find his way back to the facility. "It was at that moment I was like, 'We may have some problems with this young rookie here if he can't even find his way during OTAs when he's a rookie and he should be trying to put his best foot forward." Thomas has admitted that he has not watched the documentary, and does not think he wants to after playing with him and admitting that he still has bad memories from that period. He said: "I'm a little conflicted. … I'm not sure if I want to watch it because I lived it. And there are still a few scabs I'm peeling off right now after those Johnny Manziel moments. I'm a little bit torn." A first-round draft pick from the 2014 NFL Draft, Manziel was seen as a risky prospect due to his unorthodox style of playing the quarterback position - relying on his athleticism to make plays. When he was made the s){kind=link}
Netflix’s polarising Johnny Manziel documentary revealed some wild information about the quarterback’s career with the Cleveland Browns, which lasted just two years despite being a first-round pick
NFL Hall of Fame offensive tackle Joe Thomas always knew Johnny Manziel would struggle in the NFL.
Drafted to his Cleveland Browns, Manziel was hoped to be the saviour of the franchise who had not had a stable franchise quarterback for decades. But after just two seasons, Manziel was released from the team.
His exit came after he spent the weekend partying in Las Vegas when he was supposed to be with the team. And that had not been the first time that Manziel had not shown up to team events, with Browns legend Thomas revealing there were early warning signs over their top draft pick.
Speaking on the Dan Patrick Show, Thomas said: “Well, shortly after we drafted him, he vanished in the spring. We were in the middle of OTAs, and the coaches couldn’t find him.