Johnny Manziel didn’t exactly leave his mark on Cleveland during his two NFL seasons with the Browns, but he might end up leaving his mark in a different way, even if he doesn’t know that just yet. The Browns are expected to soon start the process of building a new $2.4 billion stadium and as it turns out, Johnny Football might be unknowingly contributing some money to the project.
To help pay for the stadium, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently approved a budget that will call for the state to contribute $600 million to the project. The catch here is that the money will actually come from Ohio’s pot of unclaimed funds. In the state of Ohio, an unclaimed fund could be anything from a dormant bank account, to an unreturned utility deposit to an uncashed check to an undelivered stock certificate.
Overall, the state has $4.8 billion available in the pot. Starting on Jan. 1, 2026, any money that has gone unclaimed for more than 10 years can be contributed to the fund that will help pay for the Browns’ stadium. So where does Manziel come in? Well, he’s got some unclaimed funds in Ohio.
According to the state of Ohio’s website, Manziel actually has two unclaimed funds that he is eligible to cash out. The one above is the big one: It’s from NFL Player’s Inc. and it’s worth more than $100. Manziel also has an unclaimed fund from ADT security that’s worth between $50 and $100. The Browns’ stadium is currently known as Huntington Bank Field, but by the time it opens, we might have to just all agree to call it “Johnny Football’s Field.”
Manziel was the 22nd overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, but he only lasted two seasons before he flamed out in Cleveland.
Since Manziel last played for the Browns in 2015, there’s a good chance that both of these claims will be 10 years old by Jan. 1, which means they’ll be eligible to be donated to the new stadium. Of course, Manziel could claim that money…
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