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Haslam Sports Group to Pay City of Cleveland $100M as Part of Settlement Paving Way for Browns' New Brook Park Stadium
The $100 million payment plan will fund demolition and redevelopment after the 2028 season, ending legal disputes tied to the Browns' relocation plans.
- On Monday, Mayor Justin M. Bibb and Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam announced a $100 million settlement that ends months of legal wrangling and clears the way for a Brook Park stadium.
- The city of Cleveland sued in January to enforce the Modell Law, while the Cleveland Browns filed a federal suit and the state of Ohio revised the law earlier this year.
- By December 1, 2025, Haslam Sports Group will pay $25 million and raze Huntington Bank Field to a pad-ready state, with additional payments starting January 1, 2029 for redevelopment and community projects.
- Both sides agreed to dismiss all lawsuits with prejudice, ending the three cases; Huntington Bank Field will be demolished after 2028, with Cleveland City Council approval pending.
- The agreement enables a $2.4 billion covered stadium in Brook Park, with site work on 176 acres near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and ODOT waived the 150-foot height limit.
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Attorney: Browns deal with Cleveland not nearly enough
(The Center Square) – Ohio’s former attorney general doesn’t believe the $100 million the Haslam Sports Group is giving the city of Cleveland comes close to covering the cost to the city’s taxpayers over the past eight decades.
City of Cleveland and Browns owners reach $100M settlement, paving way for new stadium
Mayor Justin M. Bibb and the ownership group of the Cleveland Browns have reached a $100 million settlement that will clear the way for the franchise to build its new suburban stadium while preparing the site of the current lakefront stadium for future development by the city of Cleveland.
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City of Cleveland and Browns owners reach $100 million settlement, paving way for new stadium
Mayor Justin M. Bibb and the ownership group of the Cleveland Browns have reached a $100 million settlement that will clear the way for the franchise to build its new suburban stadium.
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