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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]
In a controversial move, Browns owner Art Modell relocated the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore in the 1996 season, where they became the Baltimore Ravens. The Browns returned to the NFL this season. 2000: Ravens 2–0: Ravens 12–0: Ravens 44–7: Ravens 4–0 In Baltimore, Ravens record their largest victory over the Browns with a 37–point ...
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 ...
Initially, the team was to be known as the "Baltimore Browns." [6] [7] The plan was for the "Baltimore Browns" to play at Memorial Stadium until a new stadium could be built. [6] However, the decision triggered a flurry of legal activity that ended when representatives of Cleveland and the NFL reached a settlement on February 8, 1996.
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 Browns could have been a playoff team with someone else starting this season. We saw that last season with Flacco and again Sunday when the Browns beat one of the NFL's best teams.
The Ravens were owned by Modell until 2004 when he sold the team to Baltimore businessman Steve Bisciotti. [3] Over their 29 seasons in the NFL, the Ravens have become a successful team. Through week 10 of the 2024 season, their record of 263 wins, 197 losses, and 1 tie is the second-best all-time regular season record among active franchises.
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