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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel told reporters it's \"a dream come true\" to get his first NFL start, according to Mary Kay Cabot of the &lt;em&gt;Plain Dealer&lt;/em&gt; in Cleveland.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Tuesday, Browns coach Mike Pettine announced that Manziel will start on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. He replaces veteran Brian Hoyer, who has started all 13 games for Cleveland this season.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;FARRAR: Johnny Manziel&amp;nbsp;has potential to thrive early&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"It was an awesome feeling for me,\" Manziel said.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The rookie said he expects the atmosphere at&amp;nbsp;FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland to be \"nuts\" on Sunday.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manziel got the first extended snaps of his career during the fourth quarter of a Week 13 loss to the Buffalo Bills. He led the Browns on an 80-yard touchdown drive on his first series, scoring his first NFL touchdown on a 10-yard run.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;\u200B&lt;strong&gt;Johnny Manziel's birthday included a giant money cake&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't excited to see him play,'' said Pettine. \"We've seen it in practice. We got a taste of it in Buffalo.\"\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pettine informed both quarterbacks of the switch on Monday, and said it was \"very hard\" to tell Hoyer he was benched.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"It hurts,\" Hoyer said on Wednesday. \"I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me. I got to live out a childhood dream.\"\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Browns are 7-6 heading into Sunday's game.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;\u200B&lt;strong&gt;Examining the future for Johnny&amp;nbsp;Manziel, other rookie&amp;nbsp;QBs&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;em&gt;Molly Geary&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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