Manziel’s Season is Over

Johnny Football is now Johnny Benched.

Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (man-ZEHL') has been ruled out of the team's season finale against Baltimore after suffering a hamstring injury in Sunday's loss to Carolina. It was the second start of the season for the well-hyped rookie, who replaced Brian Hoyer a few days before the Browns' 30-0 loss to Cincinnati on Dec. 14.

Hoyer will start the season finale Sunday if he can recover from a shoulder injury suffered in Sunday's loss to Carolina. If he can't go, rookie Connor Shaw will become the second rookie quarterback to start for Cleveland this season.

In other NFL news:

— Chicago quarterback Jimmy Clausen will miss the season finale against Minnesota because of a concussion, moving Jay Cutler back into the starting role. Cutler was benched in favor of Clausen for Sunday's loss to Detroit.

— Cardinals coach Bruce Arians says he's leaning toward starting rookie quarterback Logan Thomas in Arizona's regular-season finale. Arians insists the decision is not a reflection on how Ryan Lindley played in Sunday's 35-6 home loss to the Seahawks.

— Court documents unsealed Monday reveal allegations that former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald sexually assaulted a woman following a night of drinking and after she injured her head in a fall by his swimming pool. The woman told authorities she has no memory of the sexual encounter, which police say occurred at McDonald's home Dec. 14, a few hours after the 49ers lost in Seattle. No charges have been filed, and the San Jose police continue to investigate.

— A dozen people are recovering after they were injured by an indirect lightning strike in the parking lot at Raymond James Stadium following Sunday's game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Green Bay Packers. Rescue crews took seven people to the hospital. All were in stable condition when they left for St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa.