It’s official, the Johnny Manziel era is over in Cleveland as the Browns finally released the troubled QB.
Via Cleveland.Com
Manziel’s tumultuous two seasons with the Browns were characterized by excessive partying, false promises, lies, offensive photos and videos, a 10-week stay in rehab, possible domestic violence charges and very little production on the football field.
He leaves with two years remaining on his four-year $8,248,596 contract — $7,998,596 of which was guaranteed. And the Browns have only two victories in his six starts to show for all their millions and troubles.
From a cash standpoint, they still owe him guaranteed base salaries in 2016 and 2017 of $1,169,872 and $1,004,125. The Browns kept Manziel for a couple of days to see if a team might offer a conditional late-round pick, but then opted to cut their losses today
It’s unlikely that any team will take a chance on Johnny after the last few weeks where his life seems to have spiraled out of control.