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El Supremo

(20,365 posts)
Mon Jun 23, 2014, 04:05 PM Jun 2014

Jerral can count out Tyler, Texas.



SAN ANTONIO — After the Dallas Cowboys decided to select Notre Dame offensive tackle Zack Martin with the 16th overall pick instead of Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, Cowboys fans in Tyler decided to show their disapproval by purchasing a billboard that said "Tyler, TX is now Cleveland Browns territory, paid for by former Cowboys fans."

The billboard was put up by a group of donors who are "diehard Aggie and Johnny fans," according to the Twitter account of one organizer's wife. The billboard is located at a prominent highway intersection in Tyler, where Manziel was born. He attended high school in Kerrville.

Manziel already is incredibly popular in Texas and around the country. He led all rookies in jersey sales after the draft, and stores around the state have begun to carry Cleveland Browns No. 2 jerseys.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Manziel-missed-by-East-Texas-fans-5572518.php

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Jerral can count out Tyler, Texas. (Original Post) El Supremo Jun 2014 OP
What the hell do you expect? TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #1
Who's Jerral? KamaAina Jun 2014 #2
... El Supremo Jun 2014 #3
Sick of rooting for a team that gets their hopes up, only to crush them, I guess. hughee99 Jun 2014 #4

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
4. Sick of rooting for a team that gets their hopes up, only to crush them, I guess.
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 11:56 PM
Jun 2014

No danger of that with the Browns.

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