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Cleveland Browns player Isaiah Crowell's apology for a tasteless social media attack on cops is falling on deaf ears -- and in fact, police tell TMZ Sports ... they'll pull out of the Browns' stadium in protest.

Crowell got blasted for posting an illustration last week of a cop getting his throat slashed by a masked person. He posted it on Wednesday -- after Alton Sterling and Philando Castile's deaths, but the day before 5 Dallas officers were shot and killed.

The running back deleted the post and the Browns demanded he publicly apologize, which he did.

Chad Johnson is an NFL coach ... telling TMZ Sports he has been hired by the Cleveland Browns as an assistant wide receivers coach for training camp.

Johnson says he asked his former Bengals, and current Browns head coach, Hue Jackson, for a coaching job ... and to Chad's surprise, H.J. said yes.

Chad says he will be in Cleveland on July 28th, ready to coach. We're told the gig is just for training camp ... as of now.

However, it sounds like Chad has bigger plans ... telling us, "I'm not leaving!"

Johhny Manziel is Mexico's problem -- at least for the time being -- 'cause the QB just hopped a plane to Cabo ... rocking a Cleveland Browns jersey.

In fact, the jersey is #12 ... his good friend Josh Gordon -- who not only picked up Manziel after a Hollywood car crash back in April, but also partied with Johnny at Coachella.

It's a pretty ballsy move for JFB to don the Browns gear considering how Cleveland feels about him -- which begs the question ... sympathy play or laundry day?

The Cleveland Browns still have Johnny Manziel's back -- so says Pro Bowl tight end Gary Barnidge who tells TMZ Sports, "If [Manziel] ever needs anything, he knows he can call any of us."

Barnidge was out at a Kentucky Derby party in Louisville over the weekend -- when we asked how he felt about his former teammate.

Cleveland Browns superstar Joe Haden just announced that his wife is pregnant -- but they JUST learned the sex of the kid in one of those fun "gender reveal" videos.

It's actually a pretty cool moment.

Haden wrote, "Words can't even describe how overwhelmed with JOY I am!"

"This year has been so tough, but God has continuously sent me blessings and I couldn't be more excited for this new chapter in my life."

Signing with the Cleveland Browns could be the BEST thing RG3 ever did -- so says Jay Glazer who tells TMZ Sports if there's one guy who can resurrect the QB, it's Hue Jackson!

The NFL on FOX reporter was at The Grove in L.A. when he raved about the Browns head coach -- explaining why he thinks Jackson might have the magic touch that can bring back the old RG3.

We also asked for an update on Josh Gordon -- who trains with Jay at his Unbreakable gym in L.A.

With Johnny Manziel officially out ... the Cleveland Browns are reportedly "moving forward" with plans to replace him with RG3.

Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson said the team had a "great meeting" with Robert Griffin over the weekend and hailed him as a "tremendous talent and a great young man."

Now, according to Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot, the team is "moving forward on possibly signing [RG3] and that the team is doing its due diligence."

No word on when the deal is expected to be done.

Johnny Manziel has broken his silence on being cut from the Browns ... thanking the organization for the opportunity.

"I’d like to thank the Browns for the opportunity they gave me -- nearly two years ago, we all hoped that we were building what could be a championship team for Cleveland."

"I will always remember the support I received from the organization, my teammates and especially the fans."

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."