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Johnny Manziel lawyer withdraws after text mixup; no guilty plea (Shutdown Corner)

After mistakenly texting the Associated Press with confidential information about Johnny Manziel, one of Manziel's attorneys has withdrawn from representing him, according to Manziel's spokeswoman.

Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel and his former attorney Bob Hinton, center (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool)

Bob Hinton had sent the AP a long text message on Friday — which he said later was meant for another attorney — that appeared to be a precursor to a plea bargain in Manziel's domestic violence assault case in Texas. Hinton expressed concern about Manziel's ability to stay clean in the text.