During a November 22nd nightclub incident in Cleveland, long-time Cleveland Browns fans Chris Gonos told the police that Manziel and his entourage assaulted him. Now it seems Gonos is realizing the error of his ways as he's issued a public apology to Johnny Football.
Gonos said the following on his Facebook account today.
"First off I would like to apologize for approaching you the way I did. All I ever wanted was to show love and give respect. What occurred that night was a huge misunderstanding. Never did I intend to escalate an altercation. I was simply overwhelmed by seeing the man, which I believe is the quarterback of the future of Cleveland. I apologize for the incident and bringing a negative light to your name and reputation. Especially After you've done such a good job of being under the radar and being a true professional on and off the field. I never attempted to pursue charges or criminally prosecute the individual who assaulted me that night. Even though I was advised too by my legal counsel. As a true Clevelander I wish you the best and I'm ready for you to "wreck this league.''
Gonos is of course referring to the incident that took place the night before before the Browns traveled to Atlanta to take on the Falcons in Week 12.
Manziel's version of what happened that night has always stayed consistent.
"At this point in the night, this was a very intoxicated, very aggressive person that approached me in the lobby. Putting his hands on me, kind of toying with me. Trying to mind my own business and get upstairs to my room ... essentially this is the front door of my home.
"As this man kept attempting to come at me, being extremely aggressive, as we tried to coax him into getting into his elevator and going on about the night, the guy got very aggressive," said Manziel. "Luckily for us -- I don't want to go into a lot of detail about everything that happened because it all did happen so fast -- security was able to get things under wraps, I'm very thankful for that as well."
Gonos couldn't have chosen a more perfect time for a public apology as his favorite team, the Browns who enter with a 7-5 record, will give Manziel his first career start against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Two weeks ago in relief of Brian Hoyer, Manziel scored his first ever touchdown on a 10-yard run, notes NFL.com.