- Cleveland favors a $1 billion upgrade of the current stadium
- Browns prefer separate proposal for new $2.4 billion facility
Cleveland is at risk of losing its longtime National Football League team over competing visions for a stadium.
The Haslam Sports Group — the Cleveland Browns ownership entity of Jimmy and Dee Haslam — have pitched playing in a brand new, $2.4 billion stadium in the nearby suburbs when their lease expires after the 2028 season. Meanwhile, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb says he’s trying to balance the need to keep the Browns in the city with trying to mitigate the costs for taxpayers — his office has instead proposed a renovation to the existing facility built in 1999.
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