It's been another bad week for Johnny Manziel.
The former Heisman Trophy winner from Kerrville and Texas A&M is accused of causing "extensive damage" during parties at a Los Angeles home that he rented in early April, according to an ESPN report.
ESPN obtained a letter Friday from an attorney representing the owner of the property who wrote that “evidence suggests” that the former Cleveland Browns quarterback and his friends "were consuming drugs and alcohol.”
Attorney Niki Ghazian wrote that the owner is seeking $31,580, including $19,580 in damage replacement fees.
The damages, according to the letter, include “extensive burn marks from cigarettes and marijuana” found on the floor, wine stains “that cannot be removed” from a carpet, a broken glass table and a broken door.
Earlier in the week, Manziel’s second agent, Drew Rosenhaus, known for taking bad apples under his wing, said he’s finished with Manziel unless he seeks treatment within five-days. Rosenhaus is known for his great patience with clients and giving them a lot of latitude. It is believed that he has never fired a client in 27 years.
Rosenhaus said Friday that Manziel there has not made any movement in the right direction.
Manziel has a long laundry list of problems, including legal issues. He was finally cut by the Browns on March 11 and is seeking another job.
Troubled Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon, a Baylor alum, came to Manziel's rescue last weekend, picking him up after he was a passenger in a car involved in an alleged hit-and-run in Los Angeles, according to TMZ Sports.
The incident was reported just hours after the TMZ Sports site captured Manziel on video as he was heading into The Nice Guy nightclub for what he said was the fifth or sixth night in a row.
Slurring his words, Manziel claimed that he was living with Broncos superstar Von Miller, another A&M alum — a statement which he later retracted and for which he apologized — and that he wasn’t drunk.
There have been reports, later denied, that Manziel was living with Gordon in Los Angeles. Gordon is serving an indefinite suspension by the NFL for repeatedly violating its substance-abuse policies.
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