Stooping down to another’s level can be difficult when the levels are oscillating. As Johnny Manziel battles demons internally, the Cleveland Browns QB faces external tormentors.
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According to ESPN, Manziel threw a water bottle at a badgering fan Saturday at the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament in an incident that was dismissed as “fairly straightforward” by a police spokesman in Irving, Texas.
Additionally, Irving public information officer James McLellan told ESPN on Sunday that no charges were filed, and there was no evidence that Manziel was “intoxicated or even had been drinking.”
The outrage actually becomes understandable, as Jeremy Fowler tweets that Manziel had put up with enough:
Fan kept grabbing Manziel’s arm, told him former A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill was way better than him.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) May 31, 2015
Fan in A&M polo told Manziel ‘good luck never starting in NFL.’ Manziel said, ‘What?,’ threw bottle in frustration http://t.co/22BiEFlusD
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) May 31, 2015
Fan was 20 yards away and bottle not close to him, friend said. Fan consistently tried to grab his arm from course, heckle him.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) May 31, 2015
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