On Tuesday, Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer broke the story that the Cleveland Browns plan to start Johnny Manziel over Brian Hoyer.
Ultimately, I could have told you that after watching Hoyer crap the bed on Sunday but, whatever, a confirmed report is a confirmed report.
Then, ESPN broke the story without crediting Glazer, claiming the reporter that got the scoop “didn’t want to be identified.”
Predictably, Glazer went off on ESPN via Twitter:
Great point. For shame, ESPN.
Igor Derysh is Editor-at-Large at XN Sports and has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sun-Sentinel, and FantasyPros. He has previously covered sports for COED Magazine, Fantasy Alarm, and Manwall.com.
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