New Browns GM, coach will decide Johnny Manziel’s future with team

Dec 20, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) audibles at the line during the first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. (Joe Nicholson/USA Today Sports)

Oct 25, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) warms up prior to the game against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome. (Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports)

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) drops back to pass before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium, Oct. 11, 2015. (Tommy Gilligan/USA Today Sports)

Nov 15, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) warms up before playing the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)

Oct 18, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel warms up before the game against the Denver Broncos at FirstEnergy Stadium. (James Lang/USA Today Sports)

Oct 18, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) warms up before the game between the Cleveland Browns and the Denver Broncos at FirstEnergy Stadium. (Ken Blaze/USA Today Sports)

Oct 11, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) warms up prior to the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports

Sep 20, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) throws a pass during the third quarter against the Tennessee Titans at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 11, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) checks his phone during warms up before a game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory (Mitch Stringer/USA Today Sports)

Oct 18, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) warms up before the game between the Cleveland Browns and the Denver Broncos at FirstEnergy Stadium. (Ken Blaze/USA Today Sports)

BEREA, Ohio — Quarterback Johnny Manziel was in the news again in the final weekend of the season. He was not on injured reserve for the game with the Pittsburgh Steelers because he was inactive due to being in the NFL concussion protocol.

Manziel was in Las Vegas on Saturday. He was not required to attend the game against the Steelers and in fact was not permitted on the sideline because of his concussion. However, he was scheduled to attend a treatment session on Sunday for his concussion and skipped it.

Manziel was at the Browns‘ facility on Monday but did not meet with reporters.

One of the first orders of business for the new coach will be to decide whether he wants to keep Manziel. Earlier this season former head coach Mike Pettine benched Manziel for two weeks for lying about partying during the bye. Pettine was fired on Sunday.

“That’s a question Sashi (Brown, the executive director of football operations) and our new GM and our new coach will answer,” Haslam said. “That will be completely their call.”

–Center Alex Mack is not tipping his hand on his future plans. Mack can opt out of his contract, which has three years remaining. He met with reporters briefly after the 28-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and said he has not made up his mind.

Mack could be waiting to see who is hired as head coach. Mack, a 2009 first-round pick, has played for four head coaches — Eric Mangini, Pat Shurmur, Rob Chudzinski and Pettine.