Johnny Manziel issues homophobic rant at Cleveland host

Former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel launched a homophobic tirade against a Cleveland sports radio host this week, reigniting a long-simmering feud with the Browns organization and its fans. The 2014 Heisman Trophy winner's social media outburst came in response to a segment on ESPN Cleveland where host Tony Rizzo questioned Manziel's enduring animosity toward the team that drafted him.

The controversy stems from comments Manziel made on a podcast in September 2025, where he stated he would "hate them forever" and hoped the Browns would go winless every season. Rizzo addressed those months-old remarks on his program, asking rhetorically what the team or city had done to deserve such lasting hostility. Manziel responded on X, now known as Twitter, in a since-deleted post that attacked Rizzo personally and referenced current Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson's legal troubles.

"Rizz, you stupid c---," Manziel wrote. "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." Watson has faced allegations of sexual misconduct from dozens of women,...