Cleveland Browns rookie Johnny Manziel said he was late for the team meeting last Monday because he failed to take note of the change in the team' s schedule.
Johnny Football said via ESPN: "It was an honest mistake and something I need to learn from and make sure it doesn't happen again. "
The original schedule was for the team to meet at 8:15 in the morning but that was changed to 7:30 a.m. Manziel said he failed to take note of the change in schedule. There were also some rookies who came in late, according ESPN.
Manziel further explained:"I think we had to come in at 7:30 and it was the only day that we had had to come in at that time throughout camp. I was on time for what I thought was our normal 8:15 meeting time. It was a misinterpretation, a misreading of the schedule. I sat down with Coach [Mike] Pettine and talked to him and we handled it and we've moved on."
He added that he does not think his tardiness was the reason he was not named a starter for the Browns' 2nd preseason game.
"I don't think there's any pressure for me," Manziel said. "I'm still learning. I'm still growing. ... This is my second game. My expectations aren't through the roof. It's go out and compete extremely hard, be a leader for those guys, whatever group I'm with, and we'll see what happens."
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