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Cleveland Stadium, where the Browns played until 1995.. In 1975, knowing that Municipal Stadium was costing the city more than $300,000 a year to operate, then-Browns owner Art Modell signed a 25-year lease in which he agreed to incur these expenses in exchange for quasi-ownership of the stadium, a portion of his annual profits, and capital improvements to the stadium at his expense. [7]
Canton Bulldogs–Massillon Tigers betting scandal; Chicago Honey Bears; Chronic traumatic encephalopathy; Cleveland Browns relocation controversy; NFL concussion committee; NFL concussion lawsuit; Concussions in American football
Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell decided to move the Browns to Baltimore, 12 years after the Colts moved away from the city. After backlash from the fans, [ 6 ] the team and the NFL decided on a special compromise: Modell could relocate the Browns to Baltimore, but would play as an "expansion team", and the Browns would go into a state of ...
The NFL, the city of Cleveland and Modell reached an agreement whereby the Browns franchise and history would remain in Cleveland to be resurrected by 1999. Modell was given a new franchise for Baltimore, made up of players from the 1995 Cleveland Browns. For more information on this particular move, see Cleveland Browns relocation controversy.
The Browns are moving out of their lakefront home. The team officially announced plans Thursday to leave their 25-year-old stadium on the shores of Lake Erie when the lease expires in 2028 and ...
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, right, and executive vice president JW Johnson watch warm ups before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio.
CLEVELAND (AP/WJW) — The Browns’ win over the 1st-place Steelers ended with a scuffle and snow angels. An incompletion and the final whistle ended Thursday night’s snow-covered game between ...
The 1996 NFL season was the 77th regular season of the National Football League (NFL) and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end. Most significantly, the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy resulted in a then-unique legal settlement where the Cleveland Browns franchise, history, records, and intellectual property remained in Cleveland (with the Browns ...