Johnny Manziel is off-limits to the national media next week. (USATSI)
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There will be a lot of eyes on Johnny Manziel next week when he practices with the Browns for the first time at Cleveland's rookie minicamp. However, those eyes won't belong to anyone in the national media because the Browns have banned national media members from the May 16-18 camp, according to the New York Post.
Wow, the Browns told me the national media is barred from their rookie minicamp this weekend due to the team's "tight grip" on Manziel.
— Bart Hubbuch (@HubbuchNYP) May 13, 2014Apparently, the Browns noticed what happened to the Jets when a certain quarterback was traded to New York before the 2013 season.
"We don't want this to be a Tebow situation," a Browns spokesperson told the Post. "It's not going to be Johnny Football-Mania out there."
But IT IS going to be Johnny Football Mania. For heaven's sake, LEBRON JAMES HAD ON A JOHNNY MANZIEL JERSEY THE DAY AFTER THE DRAFT. He definitely wasn't wearing a Justin Gilbert jersey. Not to mention, the Browns sold 1,500 season tickets in the 12 hours after drafting Manziel, so it's not like 'Johnny Football-Mania' is hurting their bottom line.
The Browns really should be embracing this entire thing. They should sell Johnny Football lightsabers, Johnny Football kettle corn, Johnny Football bath towels and even Johnny Football iPhone cases if the NFL will license it. I'd also charge $50 to each rookie minicamp session and then use the money to make more Manziel lightsabers. But no, it looks like the Browns are going to do it their way, which brings up the obvious question:
If the Browns didn't want the Johnny Manziel circus, THEN WHY DRAFT THE GUY?
— Bart Hubbuch (@HubbuchNYP) May 13, 2014NFL Hot News
The Cardinals say goodbye to RB Ryan Williams
The Cardinals released 2011 second round pick Ryan Williams after a brief and injury plagued stint in Phoenix. Williams was set to be the highest paid running back on the team despite not being active at any time last year. Although he didn't play last year, he was healthy after training camp, hopefully this extra time will gave him the opportunity to heal properly and get him into another teams camp this fall.Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONE/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:0in;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:107%;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Williams ruptured his patellar tendon during his rookie year and and has struggled to regain his form since.
A lot of fantasy owners were very high on Williams when he entered the NFL, but every year injuries held him back from achieving his potential, fantasy or otherwise. His fantasy value is gone until he hooks on with another team, and even then it will be negligible, unless he finds the perfect fit at the perfect time.Andre Ellington took charge of the Arizona backfield last year, and could emerge as a solid RB2/3 heading into this year's draft. He may lose short yardage carries to Jonathan Dwyer and Stepfan Taylor, but his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield should make up for those lost points. Running against NFC west defenses appears to be the biggest challenge to Ellington's success in 2014. Try to grab Ellington by round four if you want him on your roster. And as always, watch those ADP's!
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