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Cleveland Browns Release Quarterback Johnny Manziel

If Manziel's waiver isn't picked up by another team he will be a free agent.
WKSU FILE PHOTO
If Manziel's waiver isn't picked up by another team he will be a free agent.
If Manziel's waiver isn't picked up by another team he will be a free agent.
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If Manziel's waiver isn't picked up by another team he will be a free agent.

After a bumpy two years, theCleveland Brownshave officially cut ties with quarterback JohnnyManziel. The team made the announcement around noon today.

Manziel most recently made headlines for an alleged altercation with his former girlfriend in Texas, as well as for traveling to Las Vegas in disguise while undergoing concussion treatments.

WKSU commentator Terry Pluto says Manziel’s poor attitude and decisions left the Browns with no choice but to cut him.

“Your quarterback has to be the guy--not that he has to be a saint and belong in a church window--but his work ethic has to be unquestioned," Pluto said. "The players have to believe that the quarterback knows where everybody’s supposed to be and what they’re supposed to do and that they can trust him.

"And you know how I was talking about trust issues with Johnny? He had huge trust issues with everybody involved. And the Browns just said, 'Enough is enough.’”

Manziel’s waiver lasts until 4 p.m.  Saturday and any team can choose to pick him up. If he’s not claimed, he becomes a free agent.

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Michael Bratton is a second-year student in Kent State's graduate program for public relations.
Amanda Rabinowitz
Amanda Rabinowitz has been a reporter, host and producer at WKSU since 2007. Her days begin before the sun comes up as the local anchor for NPR’s Morning Edition, which airs on WKSU each weekday from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. In addition to providing local news and weather, she interviews the Plain Dealer’s Terry Pluto for a weekly commentary about Northeast Ohio’s sports scene.