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Former Cleveland  Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, who was waived on Friday with two years remaining on his four-year contract and is now an unsigned free agent Cleveland Browns head coach Hugh Jackson, who was hired in January and replaced  Mike Petittine, whom owner Jimmy Haslam fired along with then general manager Ray Farmer, and after two consecutive losing seasons ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Editor-in-Chief  Kathy Wray Coleman, who interviewed now President Barack Obama one-on-one when he was running for president. As to the Obama interview,   CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio -   Cleveland Browns controversial quarterback Johnny Manziel was waived on Friday, even with  two years remaining on his four-year $8,248,596 contract,

Cleveland  Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, who won the starting quarterback slot last week only to be demoted to third string by coach Mike Pettine after a video surfaced on Monday of him parting it up in Austin, Texas during the five days off for the bye weekend leading up to the Nov 30 game at FirstEnergy Stadium against the Baltimore Ravens. From the Metro Desk of Cleveland Urban News. Com and the Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com     ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio -   Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel has been demoted by head coach Mike Pettine from starting quarterback to third string a week after he was named to the starting position with hoopla and praise from his vacillating coach.  Pettine benched Manziel,

Johnny Manziel (left) has taken over for Brian Hoyer (right)_as the Browns' starting quarterback. (AP Photo | Don Wright)  (Don Wright)   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) From the Metro Desk of Cleveland Urban News.Com, and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and newspaper blog.  Tel: (216) 659-0473   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com )  CLEVELAND, Ohio- Former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, a rookie Browns  recruit  also nicknamed ' Mr. Football,' will start his first NFL game Sunday, Dec.14 in the showdown between the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, taking over a 7-6 Browns team led by q uarterback  Brian Hoyer. In spite of  breaching  the playoffs, Hoyer was left hanging as head coach Mike Pettine chose to start the more popular Manziel. "This decision is rea

AP Photo/Evan Vucci "I felt like I did a good job of holding my composure throughout the night, and you have a lapse of judgment and slip up," Johnny Manziel said of his middle finger to the Redskins in the third quarter. By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog  K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) LANDOVER, Maryland - The Cleveland Browns loss to the Washington Redskins Monday night 24-23 at Fed-ex Stadium in Landover, Maryland, the second of four scheduled 2014  preseason games, and where sports media pundits panned Browns quarterbacks Brian Hoyer, who started the game, as well as Johnny Manziel, a Heisman trophy winner and 2014 late -roun

Justin Gilbert (right) Johnny Manziel (right) Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Leaders In Black Digital News . Tel: 216-659-0473    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cleveland Browns on yesterday chose former Oklahoma State cornerback Justin Gilbert, who is Black,  with the 8th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft and former Texas A& M quarterback Johnny Manziel with the 22nd pick. Both Gilbert and Manziel arrived earlier today at the Browns training camp in Berea, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, to formally meet their fellow players. The draft picks come on the heels of approval by Cuyahoga County voters at the ballot box on Tuesday of renewal of the sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol for another 20 years at a price tag of $270 million to help fund professional sports stadiums upkeep, a measure that passed 56 percent to 44 percent. ( www.clevelandurbanne