Manziel selection is seen by some as an owner’s pick

The homeless-man “draft Manziel” anecdote, which arguably was made by ESPN into something more than Browns owner Jimmy Haslam intended, created the unmistakable impression that Haslam influenced the selection of quarterback Johnny Manziel in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft. With or without that story, the buzz in league circles is that Manziel…