MONTREAL (AP) — Johnny Manziel was placed under the Canadian Football League's concussion protocol Wednesday. The Montreal Alouettes quarterback was hit at the goal line last weekend in a 24-17 loss at Ottawa. "On Tuesday morning, Johnny Manziel mentioned to our medical staff that he felt symptoms that could be associated with the prescribed medication he uses for a previously diagnosed medical condition," the Alouettes said in a statement. "He then missed practice in order to have some blood work done. "In view of the hit he received on Saturday and the potential mitigating side effects of his prescribed medication, the Alouettes medical staff has placed Manziel under the CFL concussion protocol for further observation and precautionary reasons. Manziel will be closely observed and assessed in the next few days." The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner struggled in his CFL debut against Hamilton, throwing four first-half interceptions, then was much better against the Redblacks. He did fumble after taking the big hit, but Montreal recovered for a touchdown. The Alouettes are at Edmonton on Saturday night. Montreal is 1-7 this season and has won just once in 19 games going back a year.<doc-sep>MONTREAL — It appears Johnny Manziel may have suffered a concussion after all. The gifted quarterback the Montreal Alouettes acquired in a blockbuster trade with Hamilton on July 22 missed practice for a second day in a row on Wednesday, and the team announced he has been placed under the CFL concussion protocol. It’s unclear how long the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner will be out of action, but he’s highly unlikely to play when the Alouettes (1-7) visit the Eskimos (5-3) in Edmonton on Saturday night. Manziel was rocked by a hit while trying to run the ball over the goal-line in a 24-17 loss in Ottawa last weekend in his second career CFL start. He completed the game, but did not look as sharp as before the hit. "On Tuesday morning, Johnny Manziel mentioned to our medical staff that he felt symptoms that could be associated with the prescribed medication he uses for a previously diagnosed medical condition," the Alouettes said in a statement. "He then missed practice in order to have some blood work done. "In view of the hit he received on Saturday and the potential mitigating side effects of his prescribed medication, the Alouettes medical staff has placed Manziel under the CFL concussion protocol for further observation and precautionary reasons. Manziel will be closely observed and assessed in the next few days." Manziel has said he suffers from bipolar disorder. The former Cleveland Brown sought treatment for anger management and alcohol abuse as part of his acquittal on a 2016 charge of domestic violence and has vowed to stay clean to help get his football career back on track. He was cleared to play in the CFL after agreeing to meet some undisclosed conditions. The possible concussion is the latest in a bewildering string of injuries to Montreal quarterbacks this season that has already claimed Drew Willy, Jeff Mathews and Vernon Adams. Another pivot, Matt Shiltz, recently returned from an injury but is not yet fit to start. There was concern that Manziel had suffered a concussion during the game and should have been taken out, but coach Mike Sherman said he was looked at by experts and cleared to continue playing. "I was right there when it happened," said Sherman. "He came off the field, sat down. "We were going to go for two (on the convert) and then the doctor said he’s out. Then we decided to go for one. I went over to the bench. He was talking coherently. It didn’t look like there were any problems. The official came in right beside me. He said ‘this is what I have to see.’ So he came over and looked at Johnny and he said ‘oh, he looks OK.’ So that was that. "There was a spotter and our doctors were there, so I left." Sherman said he drove back from Ottawa with Manziel and all seemed fine. But he missed practice while going for blood tests Tuesday and wasn’t on the field again on Wednesday, although he attended quarterbacks meetings both days. "If I knew there was anything wrong with Johnny… I would never put a player in harm’s way and neither would this organization," said Sherman. "The doctors looked at him. The spotter looked at him. He recited the playbook to us, which is not an easy thing to do. So at the point, he was ready to go in." The Alouettes have banked heavily on Manziel to help save their season. The former Texas A&M star had a disastrous CFL debut two weeks ago against Hamilton, throwing four interceptions in the first half, but looked much better against Ottawa. Sherman said that if Manziel is able to practice on Thursday there’s a chance he could play, but that appears unlikely. Instead, the Alouettes go into one of the league’s toughest places to win with an untested quarterback. "We’ve got to come out and play detail, no matter who is out there," said running back Tyrell Sutton, who also took a nasty head hit but suffered no apparent ill effects. "We’ve got to protect the quarterback first." Antonio Pipkin, who was released in June and called back to join the practice roster on Aug. 6, has taken first-team reps in practice this week and is expected to make his first CFL start in Edmonton, with Austin Apodaca as the back-up. Pipkin would be Montreal’s fifth starter, and sixth quarterback used overall, in nine games. "I knew the offence and, the few new wrinkles we had, we kind of worked them out right away," said Pipkin, who appeared in one game last season, going 2-for-9 for 14 yards.<doc-sep>AP Johnny Manziel’s comeback season in the Canadian Football League has suffered another setback. Manziel suffered a concussion in last week’s loss and has been placed in the CFL’s concussion protocol, the Montreal Alouettes announced. Barstool Sports, which partners with Manziel on a podcast, reported that Manziel will not play this week. It hasn’t been pretty for Manziel in the CFL this year. He never got on the field with his first team, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, before they traded him to Montreal. In his two games with Montreal he has completed 27 of 46 passes for 272 yards, with zero touchdowns and four interceptions. The Alouettes lost both games Manziel started. The 25-year-old Manziel is hoping to return to the NFL, where he hasn’t played since the Browns cut him after the 2015 season. He’s under contract to the Alouettes for both this year and next year, and so far he hasn’t done anything that would make an NFL team show interest.<doc-sep>The Telegraph Two of the surprise packages of this clay-court season have been British – initially Dan Evans, who made a deep run in Monte Carlo, and more lately Cameron Norrie, who played his second final in three weeks on Sunday. Unfortunately, Norrie wasn’t able to land a maiden ATP title in Lyon. But then he was up against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has been the dominant force of 2021 outside the slams, and now stands at No 1 in the table of most rankings points gained since January 1. Nevertheless, it had been a hugely creditable effort for Norrie to go this far, especially when you consider that he took out top seed Dominic Thiem on Thursday, and then trounced big-hitting Russian Karen Khachanov in Saturday’s semi-final, losing only two games in the process. Norrie has come to clay late in his career, but it feels like this is developing into his favourite surface. He has one of the heaviest left-handed forehands in the game, loaded with top-spin, and uses it like a miniature version of Rafael Nadal. The result has been a tally of 14 wins and only four losses since he began his European clay-court swing in Barcelona. So while the French Open, which starts next Sunday, has traditionally been a graveyard of British hopes, there are reasons to hope that this year’s event could deliver some more positive results. Norrie’s previous final in Estoril had been a nervewracking affair which he eventually lost on a deciding-set tie-break to the more experienced Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Sunday was more straightforward for Tsitsipas, who needed only 69 minutes to hammer home a 6-3, 6-3 victory. It was Tsitsipas’ second title of the clay-court sequence, after he won Monte Carlo in mid-April, taking out Evans in the semi-final along the way. He has become a serious contender to upset the establishment – specifically Nadal and Novak Djokovic – at Roland Garros over the next few weeks. “I felt in good shape from the beginning of the tournament,” said Tsitsipas afterwards. “I am proud of today’s match, I knew it would be a difficult one against Cameron, who has been showing great tennis this week. He has been winning against good players and showing what the left hand can do on clay. “It was not an easy match today. I had to handle the nerves and I am proud of my performance and the way I stayed focused towards my goal.” On this year’s results, meanwhile, both Evans and Norrie stand among the world’s 20 most successful men. Evans is at No 16 and Norrie No 14. The next challenge for them both is to convert that ATP Tour form into a deep run at a major.<doc-sep>
AP MONTREAL – Johnny Manziel was placed under the Canadian Football League’s concussion protocol Wednesday. The Montreal Alouettes quarterback, a former Heisman Trophy winner and first-round NFL draft pick, was hit at the goal line last weekend, leading to a fumble that a teammate recovered for a touchdown in a 24-17 loss at Ottawa. Manziel completed the game, but missed practices Tuesday and Wednesday as the team prepares to play at Edmonton on Saturday night. “On Tuesday morning, Johnny Manziel mentioned to our medical staff that he felt symptoms that could be associated with the prescribed medication he uses for a previously diagnosed medical condition,” the Alouettes said in a statement. “He then missed practice in order to have some blood work done. “In view of the hit he received on Saturday and the potential mitigating side effects of his prescribed medication, the Alouettes medical staff has placed Manziel under the CFL concussion protocol for further observation and precautionary reasons. Manziel will be closely observed and assessed in the next few days.” Manziel has said he suffers from bipolar disorder. The former Cleveland Browns player sought treatment for anger management and alcohol abuse as part of his acquittal on a 2016 charge of domestic violence and has vowed to stay clean to help get his football career back on track. He was cleared to play in the CFL with Hamilton, which traded him to Montreal on July 22 – after agreeing to undisclosed conditions. Manziel threw four interceptions in his first game, a 50-11 loss to Hamilton, but had none in game against Ottawa. More:Jalen Ramsey: Josh Allen is 'trash' and Matt Ryan is 'overrated' More:Giants' Eli Manning responds to Ramsey's criticism: 'Who?' There was concern that Manziel had suffered a concussion during the game and should have been taken out, but coach Mike Sherman said he was looked at by experts and cleared to continue playing. “I was right there when it happened,” Sherman said. “He came off the field, sat down. We were going to go for two (on the convert) and then the doctor said he’s out. Then we decided to go for one. I went over to the bench. He was talking coherently. It didn’t look like there were any problems. The official came in right beside me. He said ‘this is what I have to see.’ So he came over and looked at Johnny and he said, ‘Oh, he looks OK.’ So that was that. There was a spotter and our doctors were there, so I left.” Sherman said he drove back from Ottawa with Manziel and all seemed fine. But Manziel missed practice while going for blood tests Tuesday and wasn’t on the field again Wednesday, although he attended quarterbacks meetings both days. “If I knew there was anything wrong with Johnny. ... I would never put a player in harm’s way and neither would this organization,” Sherman said. “The doctors looked at him. The spotter looked at him. He recited the playbook to us, which is not an easy thing to do. So at the point, he was ready to go in.” Sherman said that if Manziel is able to practice Thursday there’s a chance he could play against Edmonton, but that appears unlikely. Montreal is 1-7 this season and has won just once in 19 games going back a year.