Johnny Manziel

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel has ignored the Browns efforts to help him so far.

(AP Photo/Scott Eklund)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jimmy Haslam said Friday that the Browns have reached out to Johnny Manziel several times to help him and hopes that Manziel will respond.

"We'll do anything we can to help, but he's got to call us back and work with us,'' Haslam told cleveland.com after Roger Goodell's Super Bowl press conference here. "We've already addressed the football side in a statement, but right now, we're worried about Johnny Manziel the person, not Johnny Manziel the football player.''

Haslam stressed that the club is "trying to help one of our team members and we would do the same thing for someone in accounting or sales as we would for a quarterback who's well-known. We've reached out to him several times since Saturday when this all came out and he hasn't responded. The thing is, we want him to get well."

Haslam said the club has also reached out to Manziel's family and "we're doing everything we can to support them."

Manziel's father, Paul, told the Dallas Morning News Friday that he fears Manziel is suicidal and that Manziel refused two attempts to get into rehab this week.

"I truly believe if they can't get him help, he won't live to see his 24th birthday," Paul Manziel said.

A source told cleveland.com they spoke with Manziel on Friday and that he was "okay.''

News 8 in Dallas also reported Friday that Manziel has been ordered by the court to stay away from his ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley for two years and that a Tarrant County judge said "there is reason to believe that family violence occurred.'' He has not yet been charged by Dallas police, who said Thursday their investigation was closed.

News 8 reported Thursday that Manziel threatened to kill Crowley and himself during their argument early Saturday morning, which Manziel later denied to TMZ Sports. The Fort Worth police report stated Crowley said Manziel struck her several times.

Haslam noted that it's difficult for Manziel to get the help he needs amid all the media scrutiny. He's still under investigation by the NFL for possibly assaulting Crowley.

"He's 23 years old and he has major issues that he and his family are trying to deal with right now,'' said Haslam. "It's a very difficult and unfortunate situation and with all due respect, I wish everyone would give the family a little break. Imagine if this were your own son or daughter and how hard this must be on the family.''

Haslam was asked if the club should've shut Manziel down after the Oct. 12 roadway incident with Crowley and recognized that he was in trouble at that time. He admitted drinking during the day and Crowley said he struck her during that incident, although he was cleared by the Avon, Ohio police and by the NFL.

"It's always easy to look back and second-guess yourself,'' Haslam said. He stopped short of saying the club has done everything it could to help Manziel since he was drafted in May of 2014.

"That's a really strong statement to say we've done everything, but we've tried really hard to help Johnny in every possible way,'' he said. "I'm sure there are things we could've done better, but we put a considerable amount of time into helping Johnny because we really wanted him to get well -- whether he plays football or not.''

Haslam declined to say what the club's involvement might be if Manziel is waived March 9, which league sources told cleveland.com will happen. He said he's not sure about the league guidelines on that.

Speculation has been that the Dallas Cowboys would sign Manziel once he clears waivers, but News 8 reported Friday that the team will not pursue him in the wake of domestic violence allegations.

Manziel's agent, Erik Burkhardt, also dropped him Friday.

In a statement he said: "It is with deep regret that after several emotional and very personal discussions with his family, his doctors, and my client himself, I have made the decision to terminate my professional relationship with Johnny Manziel. Though I will remain a friend and Johnny supporter and he knows I have worked tirelessly to arrange a number of professional options for him to continue to pursue, it has become painfully obvious that his future rests solely in his own hands.

"His family and I have gone to great lengths to outline the steps we feel he must take to get his life in order. Accountability is the foundation of any relationship, and without it, the function of my work is counterproductive."

Manziel's publicist, Denise Michaels, told cleveland.com that she's sticking with Manziel.

"Sanderson Strategies Group and I are still working with Johnny and I don't expect that to change,'' she said in a text.

Goodell was asked during his press conference about the NFL helping Manziel and other players, and he answered in general terms.

"These are young men that we respect, we admire, we're glad if they want to make this an NFL career, but they're young men first, and they're young men that are going to lead long and healthy lives and we would like to encourage that,'' he said. "I think our policies have done that and if we can make it better, if we can make changes to that, we will certainly engage in that dialogue."