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Johnny Manziel remains in a rehab facility past his 28 days
Posted by Darin Gantt on March 10, 2015
AP
For many celebrities who go into rehab, their 28 days are a limit.
But for Browns quarterback
Johnny Manziel, it’s just a beginning, which is either a good or a bad sign.
According to Mark Kay Cabot of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Browns coach Mike Pettine said Manziel remains in a facility for alcohol and substance abuse.
Since he entered on Jan. 28, that puts Manziel around the five-week mark.
“
There was no set end date,” Pettine said. “It’s more important — the personal stuff now — football is an afterthought so we’re just giving him his privacy and [letting him] do what he has to do.”
While a longer stay could also be the sign of a more serious problem walking in the door, Pettine said after visiting Manziel he was confident the time was being well spent.
“Sure,” Pettine said. “It’s something that he was very resolute that needed to get done and again, I’ll respect his privacy and leave it at that.”
As for the football — which is a minor concern at this point — Pettine said new staff additions should help Manziel once he’s back with the team, and reiterated it was too soon to give up on Manziel and cornerback
Justin Gilbert, last year’s first-rounders.
“The one thing that we do know is that they both love football,” Pettine said. “It’s obvious from Johnny’s background that he went through a period of time where it was clear he loved what football did for him. But we went through the evaluation process. This is a competitive guy, very passionate about the game. That shows when he’s out there on the field. Obviously, those guys had years they probably want to do over, but at the same time, we still think the arrow is up on both of them.”
Based on the way last year went, that’s the only direction an arrow could be going at the moment.