Johnny Manziel Reportedly Involved In Altercation

According to reports on Monday, Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was involved in an altercation that led to his posse beating a fan.

UPDATE: The Browns have issued a statement on the alleged altercaption:

"“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.”"

On Monday morning, a report surfaced on CleveScene that cites a police report claiming a fan approached Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel in the lobby of his condo building.

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At that point, the fan introduced himself, before a brawl broke out when people around Manziel did not appreciate the fans’ approach.

From the report:

"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 report adds that Johnny Manziel’s entourage jumped in and beat up the victim, leaving him with “a swollen lip, right eye swollen and a red face.” A security guard also jumped into the mix, but was not hurt.

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