Finally, Johnny Manziel's time as a Cleveland Brown officially is over.

It was the worst-kept secret in sports that Cleveland was cutting ties with the monumental bust of a 2014 first-round draft pick, and the Browns made it official Friday.

Manziel's issues both on and off the field made this move a long time coming. Once the Browns hired Hue Jackson as their new head coach as part of the team's football operations overhaul, the writing clearly was on the wall for the Texas A&M product.

Manziel appeared in just 15 games over two seasons, starting only eight of them. Through those two seasons, he's completed just 57 percent of his passes with seven touchdown passes and seven interceptions. Manziel did show flashes of brilliance, especially with his legs (259 carries on 46 carriers), but he never lived up to the hype that came with being the 22nd overall pick in 2014.

Of course, Manziel did nothing to help his case away from the football field, either. His partying and drinking habits have been well-documented, and he's had multiple run-ins with the law in just the last year.

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