Well, he's back again -- for now. The Cleveland Browns are giving Johnny Manziel a second, second chance to be the starting quarterback and prove his worth. But if it doesn't work out this time (or he's seen partying once again), could rumors emerge that this is Manziel's last opportunity before he ultimately gets traded to the Dallas Cowboys?
Back on November 24, it was reported that Manziel partied during the Browns' bye week and a mobile phone video emerged. That got Manziel demoted to third-string QB behind the previously uninjured Josh McCown and young Austin Davis.
Then McCown broke his collarbone, and Davis was given the chance to start a game. He didn't look all that great, and today, Manziel was named the starter by head coach Mike Pettine.
But his leash can't be very long. After all, how many chances do you give the guy?
In the past week, the connection of Manziel to Jerry Jones and the Cowboys has been well documented. Dallas' owner and GM talked at length about what was going on in the war room during the 2014 NFL Draft when the Cowboys ultimately selected Zack Martin over Manziel.
"Do you remember two years ago when we sat there right to the last second on the clock with Manziel? My whole point is, there you are," Jones said via FOX Sports. "That was the whole purpose of doing that. At that particular time, for a first-round pick, I thought that Romo had more time. And if we sat there and worked with Manziel for four or five years, now we all know what's happened. We know the off-the-field issues. But on our board, one of our top-five or six picks dropped down to us and it was at the quarterback position, and I absolutely was a vote of one in that room to basically go there."
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