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  2. Cleveland Browns relocation controversy - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Sportsman's Park - Wikipedia

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    Sportsman's Park was the home field of both the St. Louis Browns of the American League, and the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League from 1920 to 1953, when the Browns relocated to Baltimore and were rebranded as the Orioles. The physical street address was 2911 North Grand Boulevard.

  4. Art Modell - Wikipedia

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    Nonetheless, the referendum was passed by a wide margin. Modell was assisted in the move by Alfred Lerner, who would go on to become the new owner of the reactivated Cleveland Browns franchise in 1998. Modell's move returned the NFL to Baltimore for the first time since the Colts left for Indianapolis after the 1983 season. The reaction in ...

  5. Cleveland files 'Modell Law' lawsuit to block Browns' move to ...

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    (The Center Square) – Cleveland made good on its promise and is suing the Browns over the NFL franchises plan to move the team to Brook Park. The lawsuit in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court ...

  6. Cleveland Browns file lawsuit against city over 'Modell Law ...

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    The law in question, Ohio Revised Code 9.67, was enacted in June 1996 after owner Art Modell moved the original Browns franchise to Baltimore, where they became the Ravens.

  7. NFL franchise moves and mergers - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Browns announce plans to move from their lakefront stadium ...

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    The Browns have only been in their stadium since 1999, when they returned as an expansion team after owner Art Modell moved the franchise to Baltimore four years earlier following a squabble with ...

  9. Browns sue city of Cleveland over 'Modell Law' designed to ...

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    The team has played its games in downtown Cleveland since the 1940s, and in its current 65,000-seat stadium, which is leased to the team by the city, since 1999. Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam announced last week they are moving forward with plans to build a domed stadium and entertainment complex in Brook Park, about 15 miles south of ...