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Mike Pettine on Johnny Manziel report: 'I'm confident there's no rift in the locker room'

BEREA, Ohio -- In the aftermath of the TMZ Sports report that three anonymous Browns starters are clamoring for Johnny Manziel to start, coach Mike Pettine said he's confident his locker room is not divided.

"No, and we're confident in that our players know that my door is open, that their position coach's door is open, that the coordinator's door is open,'' he said. "We have a leadership council, where there's a player in each room, so there's certainly resources available.

"Are we going to have 1000 percent agreement on how we're using players and how we're doing that?