City to invoke Modell law against Browns move

The Haslam Sports Group are advancing in their plans to relocate the venue for
their Cleveland Browns football team’s home games to suburban Brook Park.
City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County officials have vowed to stop
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Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin confirmed this week that the city will invoke the state’s Modell Law to stop the Cleveland Browns from leaving the city for a new stadium site in suburban Brook Park. He also said the city and county are in a joint effort to keep the team playing its home games downtown with Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne leading the fight.

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