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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]
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 Center Square) – The Browns and city of Cleveland have continued their back and forth on a new stadium for the team with Cleveland sending a letter informing the Browns it intends to invoke ...
Kevin Stefanski and the Cleveland Browns are going to be shorthanded on offense heading into tomorrow’s battle with the New York Jets. According to ESPN insider Adam Schefter, a group of wide ...
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.
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In 1996, the owners of the Baltimore Stallions folded the team upon the announcement that the Cleveland Browns would be moving to Baltimore (but see Cleveland Browns relocation controversy). Despite high attendance and success on the field, management felt that they would be unable to directly compete with an NFL team in the same city.
Cleveland Browns camp day 15 updates: Tony Fields II back at practice; Amari Cooper doesn't quite practice Joel Bitonio on left tackle issues: Joel Bitonio: Browns have 'three-week block to really ...