While renderings and rumors over the Browns future stadium make the rounds on social media the city of Cleveland ensuring no final decision is made without going through the proper channels.
The Browns are considering a $1 billion renovation to their current stadium or a new, $2.4 billion domed stadium in Brook Park. However it goes, they want the taxpayers to pay half.
Browns fans are particularly skittish about NFL owners haggling with Cleveland’s local government for help with stadium renovation. After former Browns owner Art Modell could not negotiate an agreement with the municipality in the 1990s, Cleveland spent several years without their beloved Browns as Modell moved the existing franchise to Baltimore.
Twenty-nine years after Art Modell moved the Browns out of Cleveland, his name still resonates locally. As the new Browns, an expansion team that entered the league in 1999, push for a new or renovated stadium, a member of Cleveland City Council has reminded the team's current ownership about a law that would prevent a move out of town.
Councilman Brian Kazy plans to introduce legislation that would require team owners to follow the state’s co-called “Modell Law” if they want a new home for the team.
November 1995 was a dark time in Cleveland Browns history. On November 4, 1995, smack dab in the middle of what would be the Browns’ 5-11 season, then-team owner Art Modell announced his intentions to move the franchise to Baltimore.
We know Art Modell is the most hated connected to the team stolen from Cleveland but what about on the field? The details for Cleveland Browns fans when it comes to the Baltimore Ravens are key.
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Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell, along with Randy Gradishar, Art Rooney Jr., and Marty Schottenheimer are one step closer to being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
25 questions with one of Cleveland’s best kickers Matt Stover was standing on the sideline as the clock was winding down in Super Bowl 35. The outcome wasn’t in doubt as his Baltimore Ravens had built a 34-7 lead.
Wide receiver Frank Pitts made his mark in a limited group during his three seasons in Cleveland. The Cleveland Browns headed into the 1971 season in need of help at wide receiver for the second consecutive year.
Modell was part of the third ownership group A group of investors hailing from New York City had bought the Cleveland Browns in 1961. The two main owners were the Schaefer Beer Company and advertising executive Arthur B.
Modell was part of the third ownership group The Cleveland Browns were sold to an ownership group in 1961 headed by a man named Art Modell who grew up in the burrows of New York City.
Franchise was for sale with a Cleveland group ready to buy Up until their move to Baltimore in 1996. the Cleveland Browns only had three ownership groups.
The Cleveland Browns have been through a lot in their history. That includes three years of inactivities, with former owner Art Modell deciding to relocate the team to Baltimore in 1995.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens make up two halves of one of the greatest rivalries in NFL history. Maybe it is fueled by the fact that the Ravens were the Cleveland Browns before their owner, Art Modell, snuck the team out of the city in the middle of the night and relocated them to Maryland.
The Baltimore Ravens currently hold a 35-12 advantage in the series with the Cleveland Browns, and if they’re going to earn the victory that achieves the 75% mark, it will probably be powered by the player the King of Props likes for our top prop.
An interesting story of hate after Modell fired Belichick following move to Baltimore The story of the Cleveland Browns can’t be told without mentioning former owner Art Modell and former head coach Bill Belichick.
Bill Belichick was not pleased with how former Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell handled the end of the coach’s tenure with the team, and he apparently found a creative way to express that not long after Modell fired him.
Cleveland Browns fans were treated to a story on the Manningcast of Monday Night Football that certainly made them smile. It has not been a good week for the Browns so this story is worth retelling and deriving a little enjoyment from.
Former Ravens owner Art Modell was denied a bid to the Pro Football Hall of Fame again. Modell was being considered on the coach/contributor list for next year's induction.
Recently, the Pro Football Hall of Fame began whittling down their list of potential semifinalist candidates for the 2023 election class. The Seniors Committee narrowed their list to 25 former players including Clay Matthews Jr.
As the Cleveland Browns are muddling through another losing season—still without a win—don’t forget, they care coming off a campaign in which they won just a single game.
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