CLEVELAND, Ohio — Former Browns general manager Ray Farmer blamed the club Monday for mishandling Johnny Manziel's rock star status, but he missed the point.
It wasn't Manziel's celebrity status that was the issue; it was his drinking and substance abuse.
"In Johnny's case, I truly feel like a lot of people piled on the young man," Farmer said in a guest appearance Monday on ESPN's NFL Insiders. "He's done his share of helping everybody get on top of that bandwagon, but the reality is that the responsibility is borne by both the club, and the player.