Johnny Manziel is trying to become a better professional athlete, and he apparently has been using the help of LeBron James' right-hand man.
Donte Whitner, a teammate of Manziel, revealed Tuesday the quarterback is getting help from Maverick Carter, who is a longtime business partner of James and co-founder of LRMR, a management company that represents Manziel.
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"He's taken a big responsibility in making sure that Johnny's doing all the right things,'' Whitner said about Carter, via the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "(Manziel) has a mentor, somebody to talk to, certain things that he really didn't have the ability (to do) or somebody to talk to before. It looks like it's working out so far.''
Carter has been helping Manziel since the second-year quarterback exited rehab April 11. The two have been to Cavs games together and spent time with James, among other activities.
Manziel took second-team reps during OTAs Tuesday, but he's still viewed as the future of the franchise. Whitner said he has been impressed with what he has seen so far:
"[Tuesday] was our first day being out here, but I could tell you one thing, he was here 100 percent of the time in offseason workouts, from conditioning and running and lifting, putting extra time in. Everything off the field and the things he's supposed to be doing, he's really doing. So hopefully that translates to him going out there, making plays and becoming the quarterback that we think he can become and that he wants to become.''