Johnny Manziel (2) aced the Wonderlic test. (Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)
After the Jacksonville Jaguars announced Friday that they signed center Alex Mack to an offer sheet, the Cleveland Browns responded by announcing that they will match it.
Ffinancial details were not disclosed, but ESPN reported that it is a five-year, $42 million offer that includes $26 million in guaranteed money.
“We have talked about keeping our own players and this is a positive for us,” Browns general manager Ray Farmer said in a statement. “Alex is a quality person and player that truly brings to life what playing like a Brown means.”
The 6-foot-4, 311-pound Mack was drafted by the Browns in the first round in 2009. He has not missed one offensive play in five years, a run of 4,998 consecutive snaps.
—The Miami Dolphins signed wide receiver Damian Williams to a one-year contract.
The 6-3, 193-pound Williams spent the past four seasons with the Tennessee Titans (2010-13). He appeared in 54 games with 17 starts.
He has 106 catches for 1,313 yards and five touchdowns. Williams was originally selected by the Titans in the third round (77th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
—San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick responded Friday to reports that he and two other players are involved in a sexual assault in Miami.
Police said Thursday they were following up on a sexual assault claim after an April 1 incident that involves Kaepernick, 49ers wide receiver Quinton Patton and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette.
“The charges made in the TMZ story and other stories I’ve seen are completely wrong,” Kaepernick wrote Friday on Twitter. “They make things up about me that never happened.
“I take great pride in who I am and what I do, but I guess sometimes you have to deal with someone who makes things up.”
—Texas A&M redshirt sophomore quarterback Johnny Manziel reportedly scored a 32 on the Wonderlic intelligence test, tops among the highest-ranked prospects at the position in the 2014 NFL Draft.
For most teams, the timed logic and reasoning test is used to gauge calm and critical thinking in a pressure environment. The test is given by most teams at the Scouting Combine, when they also are put through athletic, medical and psychological testing.
Acing the 50-question Wonderlic is possible. Recently retired Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy did not miss one on his test and Harvard product Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Houston Texans scored a 48. Scores in the 30s are common. Reportedly the list of 30-plus scores includes Tom Brady (33), Aaron Rodgers (35) and Andrew Luck (37).
