Johnny Manziel is back in the middle of a Browns firestorm, and this one started with old comments that refused to stay buried.
The former Cleveland quarterback had already made his feelings clear in October 2025, when he said he never truly felt connected to the city during his short run with the team. That remark resurfaced this week, and Cleveland radio personality Tony Rizzo took issue with Manziel continuing to speak negatively about the franchise and the city years after the fact.
Manziel answered on Tuesday with a blistering post on X that immediately spread across the NFL conversation. “Rizz, you stupid c-. These comments were made in October of last year but of course you bored homos in the Cleveland media have nothing to speak about because your quarterback stopped banging massage therapists and you can only speak about losing so much to all of the people that listen to this trash a- show,” Manziel said.
He didn’t leave it there. Manziel pushed back on the idea that he alone should carry the blame for the Browns’ struggles during his time in Cleveland, saying the franchise failed him too.
“My tenure in Cleveland was doomed by a lot more people than just me. I’ve taken plenty of responsibility for my failures in that building and in that city.”
He also pointed to other names from that era, asking why they don’t draw the same scrutiny. “By the way have you spoke to or about our sixth pick in the draft that year Justin Gilbert lately? Or what about our all-world coach that was hired Mike Pettine?”
Manziel’s final point was as blunt as the rest of the message. “Tom Brady couldn’t have won with our roster from 2015. Just move on, f- off and leave me out of this bull--.”
The reaction from Browns fans split quickly. Some agreed with Manziel that Cleveland’s instability helped sink his career, while others said he still owns the wasted opportunity. More than a decade after the Browns took him with the 22nd overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, Manziel remains one of the franchise’s most divisive figures.
His Browns career lasted only two seasons, ending because of off-field problems and uneven play. Since then, he’s been increasingly open about his NFL experience, talking about personal struggles, substance abuse and the organizational dysfunction he believes helped derail him in Cleveland.
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