Johnny Manziel Involved in Fight in Downtown Cleveland
By Ernie Padaon
Johnny Manziel has been relatively quiet this season. He hasn’t been able to see much action on the field and he hasn’t made many headlines for the media to get after, but he has found his way back to the op of headlines again.
"The report says that while waiting for an elevator with his girlfriend, Gonos saw a man he believed to be Manziel and approached him, telling him, “I’m the biggest Browns fan ever, I love you, I want to give you a hug.” At that point, Gonos said, he was struck in the face several times by a man who was with Manziel.Several other men then allegedly “pushed and attacked” Gonos until a hotel staff member broke up the fight. The staff member was also hit in the face. The alleged offender said Gonos attempted to assault his “client,” apparently referring to Manziel."
Browns GM released a statement about the incident as well:
"“We are aware of the incident and are in the process of gathering additional information in order to gain a complete understanding of what occurred. Nonetheless, the time of the incident is concerning to us. We continually stress to all of our players the importance of sound decision making in an effort to avoid putting themselves in these types of situations. We have addressed this appropriately with the player and will have no further comment at this time.”"
This is the type of news that Manziel is trying to avoid. Now his name is getting talked about off of the field, instead of for things that he could be doing on the field.
It sounds like there was a big brawl there, but it doesn’t say much on the involvement of Manziel. It sounds like he surrounds himself with an entourage that is ready to swing. Don’t go up to Johnny trying to shake his hand. Bad move.