Johnny Manziel Finishes Rehab, Apologizes to Browns Fans

Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback, Johnny Manziel has released a statement, apologizing to both the team and the fans.

The statement reads:

"I would like to thank my family, friends, the Browns organization, my teammates, and Browns fans everywhere, for your patience, understanding, and support during my stay at Caron. The doctors and staff have been amazing and what I've learned in the last couple of months has been tremendous. I owe private apologies to a lot of people that I disappointed but a very public one to the Browns organization and the fans that I let down.

I take full responsibility for my actions and it's my intention to work very hard to regain everyone's trust and respect. I understand that will take time and will only happen through what I do and not what I say. I also understand there's a lot of curiosity about this but anyone who has a friend or family-member that's been through things like this knows it's an ongoing process. I'm going to continue to ask folks to try to respect my privacy as I determine to what degree I am comfortable talking about a subject which I consider very personal. Most of you have been considerate about that and I thank you for it.

I look forward to seeing my teammates next week and focusing on football and my desire to be the best possible player, teammate, and man that I can be."

Manziel was released from rehab last week after completing 10 weeks of treatment.

Teammate safety Donte Whitner believes that Manziel will be different this year.

Whitner said, via NFL.com's Nick Shook, "Nobody knew the actual things that were going on in his life but him and his family. So I commend him to be so young and take the initiative and do what he did. It can only help him as a person first and foremost, and then as a football player. I believe that he'll come in, he'll earn our trust back, he's that type of guy, he'll have to compete for his job and I believe he'll be up for that challenge."

On Jan. 28, the young quarterback's attorney announced that Manziel had voluntarily checked himself into a treatment facility in order to improve his character and become a better person. Throughout the season, Manziel's off-field activities, which included late night partying, were heavily criticized.

During the 2014 season, Manziel made two starts and went 0-2 with zero touchdowns and two interceptions.

Manziel is expected to participate in the team's offseason workouts, which start on Monday.