Bengals Coach Marvin Lewis Calls Browns QB Johnny Manziel a Midget

CLEVELAND (AP) – Bengals coach Marvin Lewis has added some spice to this week’s game against the Browns by calling rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel "a midget."

During a radio interview on WLW-AM in Cincinnati, Lewis referred to the 5-foot-11 Manziel as "a midget" after he was asked if the uncertainty about Cleveland’s quarterback situation impacts the Bengals’ preparation for Sunday.

Browns coach Mike Pettine hasn’t decided if Manziel will replace struggling starter Brian Hoyer and make his first NFL start.

Lewis tells the radio station, "You’ll get a little bit more movement if Manziel’s the quarterback, the thing that they did against (last week against) Buffalo. But other than that, no, that doesn’t impact you at all. You’ve got to go defend the offense, you don’t defend the player.

One of the hosts began to ask another question when Lewis interrupted and said, "particularly a midget."

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