There are reports that Johnny Manziel was involved in an altercation with a Browns fan late last Friday night.
The Browns rookie quarterback was reportedly waiting for an elevator at The 9, a high-end apartment complex in Cleveland when he was greeted by an intoxicated Browns fan. The fan approached Manziel and his entourage apparently didn’t appreciate the guy trying to hug him therefore all hell broke loose, leading to a severe beatdown of the man.
This is the full report from Cleveland Scene Weekly:
Cleveland police were called to the apartment’s lobby at 2:36 a.m. for a report of a “riot” involving 20 men and two security guards.
The alleged victim, 33-year-old Sandusky resident Chris Gonos, reported to police that he and his girlfriend spotted Manziel while waiting for an elevator at the high-end apartment complex, where many Cleveland professional athletes live, and professed his love to the rookie quarterback.
Gonos told police he pointed Manziel out to his girlfriend: “That’s Johnny Manziel.” Then he approached him.
According to the report, “at this time victim stated to the unidentified male, ‘I’m the biggest Browns fan ever, I love you, I want to give you a hug.'”
Gonos stepped towards Manziel and was promptly punched in the face, the alleged victim’s account to police says, followed by a beat down by Manziel’s crew, giving the man a “swollen lip, right eye swollen, red face.” A security guard intervened and also was hurt.
These are all unconfirmed reports and it remains very unclear what Manziel’s level of involvement was and why the altercation started. It also remains very cloudy as to why a grown man thought it would be a good idea to profess his heartfelt love to Johnny Football and not expect to be pummeled.
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