Browns say city ‘misguiding' Clevelanders on stadium: Court
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CLEVELAND (WJW) – The Cleveland Browns have filed an amended complaint in Federal Court, challenging what they call the City of Cleveland's baseless assertions.
The amended complaint was filed Tuesday in U.S. Federal Court.
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According to a press release from the Haslam Sports Group, the new filing states the Browns are not leaving the Cleveland area, they are reinforcing the team's commitment and increasing its investment in the region.
'HSG, together with its development partners, is committing to invest more than $2 billion in private capital in the proposed new stadium and the adjoining mixed-use development, with the total project representing $3.4 billion in economic development,' the release states. 'The $2 billion includes an investment of at least $1.2 billion from [the Haslam family/HSG] towards construction of the enclosed stadium (plus any cost overruns), marking the largest per capita private sports facility investment in U.S. history.'
The team also points out that at least 10 NFL teams play their homes games in metropolitan areas outside of the city they represent.
'Despite the new stadium's significant benefits, the City of Cleveland has been misguiding Clevelanders by inaccurately conflating the Brook Park project with Art Modell breaking a lease and moving a team to an entirely different state. The City has done so by invoking the so-called Modell Law – an Ohio law passed in the 1990s in response to the relocation of the Browns out of Ohio – to try and halt the project. Earlier today, HSG submitted an amended complaint in its federal suit, challenging the city's baseless assertions.'
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Dee and Jimmy Haslam stated in the press release that the Browns and the community 'need and deserve a new home.'
The City of Cleveland is trying to block the Browns from moving and has filed a lawsuit against the team. We have reached out to the City of Cleveland for comment.
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