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Browns not worried about Johnny Footballs partying
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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns aren’t worried about Johnny Manziel running out of bounds off the field.

After a weekend of partying in Texas, where he was photographed drinking champagne while floating on an inflatable swan in a nightclub swimming pool, Manziel was on the field Tuesday as the Browns opened a mandatory three-day minicamp.

The team is not making their popular Heisman Trophy-winning rookie quarterback available to the media this week.

Manziel has left Cleveland each of the past three weekends, first taking a trip to Las Vegas, then to Los Angeles for a seminar with other rookies and then to his home state, where in addition to having some fun, he got drafted by the San Diego Padres.

Following practice, Browns first-year coach Mike Pettine said he’s not worried about how his young QB spends his free time.

“I’m not concerned,” Pettine said. “I would become concerned if it was something criminal and I would be concerned if it affected his job. There’s a lot of our guys, if when they leave here if they were followed around, you’d get some very similar pictures. I don’t know about an inflatable swan, but you’d still get some pictures.”

Manziel has said he intends to keep living his life to the fullest, and Pettine doesn’t feel the need to monitor the 21-year-old’s every move.

“The philosophy here is that we’re not going to micro-manage the guys,” Pettine said. “I was involved in an event this weekend, and if there were some cameras at certain times it probably wouldn’t have been the most flattering. It was a group of coaches out and we had a good time, but we were responsible. When it becomes irresponsible or it becomes part of breaking the law or it’s something we feel is a potential problem, we’ll step in.”

Manziel is currently listed as Cleveland’s backup behind Brian Hoyer. The two will battle it out during training camp, when each one of their passes will be dissected.

Pettine understands there’s a bright spotlight on Manziel, who seems to relish the hype. In being so public with his actions, Manziel could be placing himself in precarious situations, but Pettine is confident the former Texas A&M star can handle it.