Throughout the years under head coach Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots have built the reputation for being an organization that is willing to take chances on players with questionable characteristics. The Patriots have in several of those instances come out to benefit from those such decisions.

This has once again become the talk around the team with New England being in attendance to former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel's Pro Day on Thursday afternoon. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN, it has created some buzz around the possibility that the team could bring Manziel on board.

In many ways, it was standard operating procedure for Howard and the Patriots, who were one of 13 NFL teams on hand to gather more information on players such as receiver Justin Priest and tight end Ross Dwelley.

But the presence of quarterback Johnny Manziel, who was invited by Priest and Dwelley to throw to them, created more buzz than the norm.

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Since he was waived by the Browns back in March 2016, there has been a stigma surrounding Manziel that has pushed him out of the league entirely. His behavior away from the game during his brief stint with the Browns and since his release hasn't helped his reputation around the league by any means.

However, he has worked toward fixing that area of his life by attempting to straighten out his life away from the game of football. Manziel has shown to have the talent to play in the NFL, but it has been the other baggage off the field that has pushed teams away from bringing him on board.

At this point, the Patriots may have just put some feelers out to see what Manziel has to offer, but the team has the structure set in place with Tom Brady as the starter and Brian Hoyer holding down the backup spot. Things could change in terms the backup spot as the Patriots could certainly bring in competition. Until then, the possible interest in Manziel could potentially be in the picture.