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Johnny Manziel spent his first weekend in the NFL hanging around other rookies and unsigned free agents.
He's about to take the field with the bigger boys.
Manziel, who in his coach's estimation had a "positive" rookie minicamp, will practice this week with the club's veteran players, including Brian Hoyer, the quarterback he'll try to unseat as the starter.
First-year coach Mike Pettine made it clear that Manziel and Hoyer realize what's at stake and that their competitive juices are already flowing.
"I don't know if they're going to be sending each other Christmas cards anytime soon," Pettine said. "But they both know they're in it together and they're going to compete. I think they both feel comfortable that, as a staff, we're going to put the best quarterback that puts us in position to win games, we're going to put him out there."
The coach spoke Monday after appearing with Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona at a Positive Coaching Alliance breakfast at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Pettine reported that Manziel, the uber-hyped former Texas A&M star, succeeded in every aspect of the three-day camp, which was open to the media for only 15 minutes on Saturday as the team tries to curtail "Manziel-mania."
Source: ESPN
He's about to take the field with the bigger boys.
Manziel, who in his coach's estimation had a "positive" rookie minicamp, will practice this week with the club's veteran players, including Brian Hoyer, the quarterback he'll try to unseat as the starter.
First-year coach Mike Pettine made it clear that Manziel and Hoyer realize what's at stake and that their competitive juices are already flowing.
"I don't know if they're going to be sending each other Christmas cards anytime soon," Pettine said. "But they both know they're in it together and they're going to compete. I think they both feel comfortable that, as a staff, we're going to put the best quarterback that puts us in position to win games, we're going to put him out there."
The coach spoke Monday after appearing with Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona at a Positive Coaching Alliance breakfast at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Pettine reported that Manziel, the uber-hyped former Texas A&M star, succeeded in every aspect of the three-day camp, which was open to the media for only 15 minutes on Saturday as the team tries to curtail "Manziel-mania."
Source: ESPN