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Johnny Manziel mocks Merril Hoge’s cartoonishly huge ties

Former NFL player and ESPN analyst Merril Hoge can be an outspoken person. He’s said unpleasant things about players like Tim Tebow and Jadeveon Clowney, and he’s sort of become a meme because of his ties. When asked about what he thought about Merril Hoge, the Browns’ Johnny Manziel had some fire for him:

Reporter: “John, isn’t there something inside you that makes you wanna shut up people like Merril Hoge?”

Manziel: “I think Merril Hoge needs to worry about his big neckties more than anything. But, talking about Merril, he’s been that way since, you know, I’ve decided to come out into the draft, so I guess that’s really part of it.”

JOHNNY.

And ESPN’s Adam Schefter AGREED:

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