Johnny Football has been dropped for lying to team

The Cleveland Browns can tolerate partying to a point, but lying? Forget about it.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was demoted this week after it was discovered that he lied to the team about when a video of him partying was recorded, a league source confirmed to ESPN. Just one week after being named the starting QB, Manziel was dropped to third string for Monday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens after social media posts surfaced showing Manziel allegedly partying in Texas during the team's bye week. According to a league source, Manziel told the Browns that the video showing him singing in a club and holding what appeared to be champagne bottle was old. A Fox Sports report claimed that Manziel encouraged friends to lie about when the video was recorded. Browns coach Mike Pettine was coy when asked if Manziel admitted he lied about when the video was recorded.

"I won't get into the details of what we talked about."