While the Cleveland Browns refuted a report Tuesday that they had "lied" about Johnny Manziel's concussion symptoms prior to the season finale to cover for the quarterback reportedly showing up drunk to a team meeting that week, one well-placed Browns source who had contact with Manziel at the meeting in question told ESPN's Adam Schefter that he "was heavily hung over on something."
An independent neurologist diagnosed Manziel with a concussion four days before the 2015 season finale, the Browns said Tuesday. Manziel was not cleared from concussion protocol by the independent doctor until Jan.