Mike Tirico Just Blasted Johnny Manziel [VIDEO]

Mike Tirico, who typically is as even-keeled an announcer as exists, took a shot at Johnny Manziel in introducing Brian Hoyer and the Texans.

“[Hoyer] was born in Cleveland and he had a dream,” said Tirico. “He wanted to be like Bernie Kosar and he had the opportunity. Started for his hometown team, the Browns [for two years], but he was bumped by Johnny Manziel mania. Last we saw Manziel was a blonde wig in a casino in Las Vegas. Now we see Hoyer starting a playoff game for the Houston Texans.”

This is certainly not a defense of Johnny Manziel, but we heard the embattled (presumably former) Browns QB was in Vegas in disguise. Lamentably, we haven’t seen so yet.

I was about to make a snide remark about Hoyer’s tenure in Cleveland. However, while he wasn’t Joe Montana or anything, the Browns did go 10-6 in games he started, so it’s not a stretch to say he would’ve been better than Manziel, Josh McCown, and Austin Davis there this season.