Browns' Haden on Manziel's plight in public: 'People just try to get a negative reaction'

Published Jun. 4, 2015 11:09 a.m. ET

Brett Smiley

Maybe you don't have it in you to view Johnny Manziel as a sympathetic figure but Browns teammate Joe Haden's description of a regular appearance in public may get you closer.

Contrary to the way he did at an ill-advised late night bash a couple days before a game in December, Manziel didn't put himself in a bad position by simply going out to dinner with a teammate. It's not reasonable to expect the guy to stay holed up inside and never show his face. Cleveland doesn't exactly have a myriad of wonderful food delivery options like New York City.