Manziel reportedly visiting Patriots on Wednesday

Johnny Manziel will be chatting with Bill Belichick on Wednesday. (USATSI)

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There's a 99.9 percent chance Johnny Manziel won't get drafted by the New England Patriots, but that doesn't mean Manziel can't have a predraft meeting with the Patriots -- and that's exactly what he's going to do on Wednesday, according to NFL.com.

That's right, Johnny Football's first predraft visit will happen in New England with Bill Belichick. On the surface, the meeting doesn't make much sense -- Manziel is widely expected to go in the top-five of May's NFL Draft and the Patriots don't pick until No. 29 -- but not much ever makes sense with Belichick. Belichick has a penchant for doing whatever he wants, whenever he wants, and it usually works.

Manziel's visit on Wednesday isn't the first time that Belichick has met with a player he's unlikely to draft. According to the Boston Herald, Belichick met with Tim Tebow in 2010. The Patriots coach also met with Dion Jordan last year, a player who ended up going third overall to the Dolphins.

It's also possible the Belichick is actually interested in Manziel. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be 37 in August and presumably only has a few seasons left. It's possible the Patriots would make a move for Manziel if he were to have a Matt Barkley-like free fall in the draft.

The former USC quarterback was projected to go in the first or second of the 2013 draft, but fell all the way to the fourth round before being selected by the Eagles. It's also possible Belichick just wants to have a friendly chat with the most famous face of the 2014 draft.

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WR Britt to the Rams on one year deal



According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, the St. Louis Rams have added another wide receiver to the arsenal of quarterback Sam Bradford. Kenny Britt was signed Monday to a one year deal worth a reported $1.4 million, with $550,000 guaranteed.The 25 year-old, former first round draft pick has spent his first six seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He played in 12 games in 2013, catching only 11 balls for 96 yards.



Britt has never really lived up to expectations that come with being a first round draft pick. His career high in receptions is 45 and he's never eclipsed 800 yards in a season. His best season was 2010, when he caught 42 balls for 775 yards and nine touchdowns in 12 games. That was during his second season and had many experts believing his third year was going to be a breakout year. The 2011 season started off proving the experts right. Britt had 14 catches for 269 yards and three touchdowns after two games and had Music City begging for Britt. In Week 3, Britt tore his ACL and MCL, and has never been the same.That's the pessimist's view.The optimist's view is this: Britt is still only 25 years old and he's headed to St. Louis, where his head coach will be Jeff Fisher, who was also his head coach during his best season in 2010. He'll have one of the most promising, dynamic young wide receivers in the league on the other side in Tavon Austin. Britt is a 6'3", 225 lb wide receiver. That is something that any quarterback could grow to enjoy having, especially in the red zone. Speaking of quarterbacks, Sam Bradford is a pretty good one. He was enjoying the best year of his career in 2013 until tearing his ACL in week 7. He was on pace for 3,800 yards, 32 touchdowns and less than 10 interceptions. So, with all that in mind, it's possible that Britt could see a resurrection in his career in St. Louis.I expect that. I see Britt as a WR2 with upside. Talent doesn't just disappear. If the commitment is there, a 25 year-old wide receiver should be able to reach any success that he's had in the past. I like what the Rams offense is building, and expect Bradford to have a huge year in 2014. WIth Britt and Austin at WR, and Zac Stacy at RB, expect the Rams to have several viable fantasy options this coming season.