Cleveland's fight to keep the Browns from moving from downtown and into a proposed dome in the suburbs has taken yet another legal turn. Last year, the Cleveland Browns announced plans to build a new domed stadium in a Cleveland suburb. But the city is attempting to find ways to keep the team within its borders - and plans to use the law to keep them there.
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The city of Cleveland has filed a lawsuit to stop the NFL team from leaving Cleveland's lakefront when its stadium lease expires after the 2028 season. Team owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam intend to build a $2.4 billion stadium and adjacent entertainment complex in Brook Park, Ohio, 15 miles south of the city.
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Cleveland filed the lawsuit in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday. It's the latest twist in a struggle that has history and familiarity to Browns fans, who felt betrayed in 1995 when late owner Art Modell, unable to strike a deal with the city to get a new stadium, moved the franchise to Baltimore.
The City of Cleveland (Mayor Justin Bibb pictured left) has sued the Cleveland Browns (owner Jimmy Haslam pictured right) of the team's plans to move stadiums. The Browns have plans to build a $2.4bn domed stadium in the Cleveland suburb of Book Park. The Browns will continue to play in Huntington Bank Stadium until their lease expires in 2028.
