Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns have officially cut socialite and occasional football player Johnny Manziel ... announcing the move Friday via the team's Twitter account.

It wasn't unexpected ... most league insiders thought the Browns had grown weary of Manziel's antics -- including a grand jury investigation into an incident with his ex-GF -- and new head coach Hue Jackson had been publicly lukewarm on the idea of keeping Johnny around.

As for Manziel ... he's seemed completely unaffected by the career uncertainty, hitting up hot spots in Miami, Vegas, and L.A. all in the last month and partying with the likes of Scott Disick.

It's been reported up to three teams are still interested in subsidizing Manziel's club hopping ... and he told TMZ Sports he's completely dedicated to football ... so we're guessing this isn't the last we've heard of him.

Johnny Manziel celebrated the fact he wasn't cut from the Browns Wednesday night ... hitting up a Hollywood nightclub for the 3rd night in a row!!!

TMZ Sports shot footage of Manziel rolling into Warwick with a pretty lady on his arm (Update: Busted Coverage says pretty lady is his sister Meri).

We asked Johnny if he was worried all the clubbing would hurt his chances to get picked up by another team. His lips were sealed as he strolled past the line and into the club.

Manziel left just before 2 AM -- and got into a waiting car with a couple of girls.

It's been a busy week for Johnny ... Ace of Diamonds strip club on Monday, 1 OAK on Tuesday and now Warwick.

Hope he finds time to work out ...

Here's video proof Josh Gordon is taking this whole "NFL comeback" thing seriously ... he's in a hardcore training program in a famed L.A. gym with a famous L.A. trainer.

The Cleveland Browns wide receiver -- who applied for reinstatement into the NFL after a drug suspension -- has been working out with Jay Glazer at Unbreakable Performance Center in L.A. and we gotta say ... he doesn't look rusty at all.

Sources close to the Gordon say Josh has been keeping himself in insane shape during his suspension -- and has been laser focused at getting his career back. As one source put it, "He's all in."

Johnny Manziel tells TMZ Sports ... he did NOT strike his ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley during a January 30th dispute saying bluntly, "It didn't happen."

When asked about the police report which says he allegedly threatened to kill himself during the dispute, Johnny denied that too ... adding, "I'm completely stable. I'm safe and secure."

It's interesting ... according to the police reports, as cops interviewed Colleen at her home she became irritated with the officer's questions and became "increasingly uncooperative." She also refused to allow cops to photograph her alleged injuries.

Johnny added, "I have great things coming ahead" ... though he didn't expand on what those things are.

"I know I've been having fun but I just need to get my body right."

"I'm 100% committed to playing football."

4:44 PM PT -- Dallas PD says Manziel will not be charged with a crime and the criminal investigation is closed ... according to Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot.

The Dallas PD issued a statement saying, "The [DPD] has conducted the appropriate investigative follow-up to the report forwarded to us by the Ft. Worth Police Department regarding an alleged incident involving Johnny Manziel."

"Investigative efforts to date have not resulted in the filing of a criminal complaint and the incident is determined to be closed. No further statement is expected at this time."

Similarly, Fort Worth PD's Sgt. Enright tells TMZ Sports there's no investigation there either ... because "no criminal offense was reported to have occurred within our jurisdiction." Colleen lives in Fort Worth ... so police there took the initial report. But the alleged hitting would have happened in Dallas.

It's pretty clear ... the cops have problems with Crowley's version of events.

Johnny Manziel's girlfriend Colleen Crowley told police the NFL star struck her "several times" during a dispute on January 30th ... this according to the police report obtained by TMZ Sports.

TMZ Sports spoke with Browns head coach Hue Jackson Wednesday night -- and asked him straight up how he feels about Johnny Manziel -- and his response, "I want to focus on the positive not the negative."

Ouch.

Jackson was at Jay Glazer's Glazer Palooza charity event -- to raise money for Jay's MVP organization for military vets -- when we asked about Manziel's future with the team and in the NFL.

"Johnny Manziel has to determine that, not me."

Issues be damned ... Dallas Cowboys superfan Jermaine Dupri says he wants Johnny Manziel on his squad next season -- telling TMZ Sports, "We need some drama on our team!"

Despite the fact he's an Atlanta legend -- Dupri says he's ALL ABOUT the 'Boys ... and believes Johnny's talents outweigh the risks.

Johnny Manziel still has one strong supporter in Cleveland ... the greatest Browns player of all time, Jim Brown ... who says he wants his team to KEEP Johnny Football ... no matter what.

"To be honest, I don't want to see him traded or anything like that," Brown said at the 16th Annual Greater Cleveland Sports Awards.

"I just never feel that's the answer to anything. But that's my opinion and I don't expect you to feel that way. I like Johnny."

"I don't think that Johnny is a bad guy," Brown said (as reported by Cleveland.com).

"But I think he needs someone to deal with him, give him an opportunity to be the nice Johnny, the intelligent Johnny. From all I hear, he should know what is right and wrong, etc. But we never know what is in the background of any of these youngsters."

"I like Johnny and I know a lot of kids that if you don't know how to deal with them, you lose them."

Johnny Bachelor?

After nearly 2 years of dating, it appears Johnny Manziel and Colleen Crowley may have broken up ... and the proof? They've both deleted pics of each other off of Instagram.

The two reportedly began dating before the 2014 draft -- and stayed together through all of Manziel's drama ... including his stint in rehab and a police incident in which she told cops Johnny struck her during an argument.

But word on the street is things have cooled between the two -- and both Johnny and Colleen have each removed several pics of each other from their Instagram pages ... a typical move from couples who break up.

Plus, Manziel was spotted out in Dallas this weekend without Colleen ... so, rebounding?

Johnny Manziel's wigged-out Las Vegas adventure is not just urban legend -- it's now a major windfall for the makers of some clever new Manziel gear.

Johnny Manziel made a booze run outside Cleveland Monday evening, but his purchases sounded less like a frat boy rager and more like a rom com night at home.

Legendary Browns running back Jim Brown switched to defense Tuesday ... coming to the rescue of Johnny Manziel ... saying his partying ways won't keep him from being great.

Brown appeared on "The Herd" on FS1 ... and when guest host Jason Whitlock turned the topic to Johnny Football ... Jim seriously gushed about the young QB.

Manziel has yet to fully win over the Cleveland fan base ... so an endorsement from the franchise's most celebrated player is a BIG deal.

The Cleveland Browns say they're "disappointed" in Johnny Manziel for hitting the club scene during the team's bye week ... and have demoted him from starter to 3rd string QB.

Browns head coach Mike Pettine issued a statement saying, "Josh McCown will be the starting quarterback on Monday night against the Ravens."

"I’m especially disappointed in his actions and behavior because he has been working very hard. The improvements from last year to this year have been tremendous but he still has to consistently demonstrate that he has gained a good understanding of what it takes to be successful at the quarterback position on this level."

"Everyone in this organization wants what is best for Johnny just like we do for every player in our locker room. It goes well beyond the field. We are going to continue to support him in every way possible, but at this point, we’ve decided it’s best to go with Josh as the starter going forward.”

As we previously reported, Manziel hit up at least two clubs in Austin, TX on Thursday and Friday -- partying with bottles of champagne.

It was clearly concerning to Browns brass considering Manziel entered treatment earlier this year after a hard partying streak.

More photo evidence from Johnny Manziel's party weekend -- this time, a pic of the Cleveland Browns QB at RIO nightclub in Austin, TX on Thursday night.

Same hat. Same mustache. Same bracelets as he was wearing in the champagne video from the next night.

Sources in the club tell us Johnny was behaving himself -- not doing anything crazy.

We spoke with a staff member at the RIO who confirmed Manziel was at the bar on Thursday night.

Johnny Manziel's party weekend may have cost him his starting job ... with Browns coach Mike Pettine saying he's not ready to commit to Johnny as the #1 guy on Sunday.

Pettine just spoke to the media about the TMZ Sports footage of Manziel partying Friday night at an Austin nightclub with bottles of champagne.

Pettine says the Browns are still investigating the situation -- but admits he's disappointed in Manziel.

"I can't stand here and say it's not disappointing," Pettine said ... noting the whole thing was "frustrating."

Pettine says he'll have more information on the QB situation in Cleveland Wednesday.

Ex-Cleveland Browns star Eric Metcalf says ENOUGH IS ENOUGH when it comes to Johnny Manziel -- and the team should finally drop the QB because he's a magnet for bad publicity.

Metcalf -- who was a stud for the Browns back in the '90s -- says the latest example is Manziel's brush with police last week ... in which his GF claimed the QB hit her a couple of times during a domestic dispute, though Johnny was ultimately NOT arrested.

"I don't think he should be with the Browns, just because of all the things he's gotten into. It's all bad publicity," Metcalf says.

"He's not really helping the football team right now and every time you hear his name it's negative. At this point they should move on. It's tough to say about a player, but at this point, they should move on."