In 2012, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy, in turn becoming the first freshman to ever receive the honor.
In 2014, Manziel was selected 22nd overall by the Cleveland Browns and predicted to be the quarterback of the future after an electric college career.
Unfortunately, Manziel played just 14 games total with eight starts in two years in Cleveland. Manziel was waived in the 2016 offseason after a rough tenure in Cleveland.
He would later spend time in the Canadian Football League before playing two seasons for the FCF Zappers of the Fan Controlled Football league, which was a 7-on-7 format, before walking away from the game altogether.
Over the weekend, Manziel hopped on the “Nightcap” podcast with Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Shannon Sharpe, and Manziel talked about the sour taste in his mouth in regards to the Browns franchise.
“I think I will always be looked at and viewed at because of how much hype and media and everything that was around me, and the city of Cleveland expecting me to be great, and that ultimately not panning out,” Manziel said. “It is what it is, man. No love for the Browns, I’m rooting for 0-16 seasons every season.”
Manziel also said he will be “pissed at them and hate them forever” after the way things went down.
Of course, the NFL season now has 17 games, but Manziel appears to be rooting for the Browns to go winless every season.
Manziel even admitted in the Netflix documentary titled “Untold: Johnny Football” that he watched zero tape during his time with the organization.
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Manziel also told Sharpe and Johnson that Cleveland was not the right spot for him before shouldering some of the blame.
“Was Cleveland the best situation for me to go to? Did they help me, knowing all the things they knew about me, with all the research and everything, did they put me in the best situation? Absolutely not. It was not the right situation for me,” Manziel said. “But when it comes down to it, you take all of that aside and you throw it away, you look in the mirror and you say, I let an amazing opportunity slip. It’s on me.”
In total, Manziel posted a 2-6 record as a starter with 1,675 yards passing, seven touchdowns and seven interceptions in a drama-filled career.
Now, he still clearly has some disdain for the franchise.
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