Browns Stadium talks tackled for no gain

Talks between representatives of the Cleveland Browns and the City of
Cleveland about renovations to the existing football stadium and lakefront
development, portrayed here, reportedly have hit reportedly stalled. That is
what apparently prompted the team’s  owners to drop a subtle warning this
week to the city that it could the city leave for the suburbs (AoDK).
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At a press conference this week, Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam raised some eyebrows with their comments about the current stadium and where the football team might play in the future. Among other remarks, Jimmy Haslam interjected that “The only thing Dee and I would say for sure is we’re not leaving Northeast Ohio.” According to a team source familiar with its negotiations with the city of Cleveland, that remark was a subtle nudge to the city to resolve an apparent impasse in negotiations. The source added that, if the team doesn’t see more progress, it could leave Cleveland for a new stadium in the suburbs.

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