--- description: He's expected to start off-season workouts later this month title: NFL Quarterback Johnny Manziel Released From Rehab image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2a6be8b8f011a7d/6987eac2cd1bba067e6f8e99/johnny-manziel.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Football](/tag/football/) ## Football Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # NFL Quarterback Johnny Manziel Released From Rehab by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 11, 2015 7:24 PM CUT  Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel talks with the media at the NFL football team's training camp, in Berea, Ohio, Feb. 2, 2015. Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel talks with the media at the NFL football team's training camp, in Berea, Ohio, Feb. 2, 2015.Tony Dejak—AP by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 11, 2015 7:24 PM CUT Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel has been released from a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility and will return to practice, according to [multiple](http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/browns/2015/04/11/johnny-manziel-released-from-rehab/25631409/ "undefined") [reports](http://www.foxsports.com/ohio/story/cleveland-browns-johnny-manziel-nfl-rehab-041115 "undefined"). [ESPN ](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/%5F/id/12668186/johnny-manziel-cleveland-browns-released-rehab-treatment-facility "undefined")and the Associated Press, citing anonymous sources, report that the 22-year-old Heisman Trophy winner is expected to start off-season workouts later this month. Manziel entered treatment at the end of January following his rookie season in the NFL. Browns left tackle Joe Thomas told [ESPN](http://espncleveland.com/common/more.php?m=49&action=blog&r=17&post%5Fid=43951 "undefined") this week that Manziel had lost the trust of his teammates through his behavior, but Thomas added that Manziel checking himself into rehab was a “really positive” step. Manziel will compete with veteran Josh McCown for the QB job this year. “I’m hoping when we come back in April we see a new Johnny and everybody’s blown away with his commitment,” said Thomas. “And I think he’s got the talent, so it’s just a matter of if he commits himself to it, we can have a really good quarterback on our hands.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3818607/johnny-manziel-released-rehab/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3818607/johnny-manziel-released-rehab/"},"headline":"NFL Quarterback Johnny Manziel Released From Rehab","datePublished":"2015-04-11T19:24:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:19:57.232Z","description":"He's expected to start off-season workouts later this month","url":"https://time.com/3818607/johnny-manziel-released-rehab/","keywords":["Football","Rehab"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2a6be8b8f011a7d/6987eac2cd1bba067e6f8e99/johnny-manziel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Rogers","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alex-rogers/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2a6be8b8f011a7d/6987eac2cd1bba067e6f8e99/johnny-manziel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel talks with the media at the NFL football team's training camp, in Berea, Ohio, Feb. 2, 2015.","caption":"Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel talks with the media at the NFL football team's training camp, in Berea, Ohio, Feb. 2, 2015.","creditText":"Tony Dejak—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3818607/johnny-manziel-released-rehab/","name":"NFL Quarterback Johnny Manziel Released From Rehab"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Wearing a Weapon: The Football Helmet's Dangerous Evolution","description":"The history of how helmets arrived on the football field","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ArcR8sPL/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-01-28T20:10:52.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ArcR8sPL.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3818607/johnny-manziel-released-rehab/","duration":"PT2M19S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3818607/johnny-manziel-released-rehab/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```