Browns to have fans register for training camp

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns have a game plan to manage "Manzielmania" this summer.

Expecting huge crowds to see popular rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel compete with Brian Hoyer to be Cleveland's starter, the Browns plan to have fans register online to attend their training camp.

The Browns can only accommodate roughly 5,000 fans at their facility, and Browns President Alec Scheiner tells The Associated Press the team will have fans sign up beforehand so "that we don't turn away 2,000 or 3,000 fans who just show up." Scheiner says the team will announce when capacity is reached, but fans can still come and wait to get in.

The team is still working out final details of the new registration process. Scheiner says camp will remain free of charge and that the club never considered an admission fee.

Manziel's arrival has created a buzz around the Browns, who moved up in the first round of the NFL draft to select the celebrated Heisman Trophy winner who hangs out with rapper Drake and has NBA superstar LeBron James as a business partner.

Scheiner said the Browns' season-ticket base has grown by more than 4,000 since Manziel was picked. His No. 2 jersey is on store shelves in the Cleveland area and is already one of the league's top sellers before he has played in a game.