the cleveland browns returned to playing in the nfl in 1998.
the cleveland browns returned to playing in the nfl in 1998.
when did the cleveland browns return to playing in the nfl?
1998
the cleveland browns relocation controversy, sometimes called "the move" by fans, was the decision by then-browns owner art modell to move the national football league (nfl)'s cleveland browns from its long-time home of cleveland to baltimore during the 1995 nfl season. subsequent legal actions by the city of cleveland and browns season ticket holders led the nfl to broker a compromise that saw the browns franchise, history, records, and intellectual property remain in cleveland. in return, modell was permitted to move his football organization to baltimore and establish a new franchise, the baltimore ravens. the ravens are officially regarded by the nfl as an expansion team that began play in . as nobody was prepared to purchase and operate a franchise for the 1996 season in cleveland stadium, the nfl deactivated the browns franchise and the city of cleveland agreed to demolish the stadium and build a new stadium on the same site. in exchange the nfl agreed to reactivate the browns by the 1999 season by adding a team or moving one from another city. in 1998, the nfl decided to establish its 31st football organization in cleveland and sold the browns franchise to a new owner for $530 million. the "new" browns recruited players through an expansion draft and resumed play in 1999.
cleveland browns relocation controversy
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bullet::::- 1949 (nfl) – philadelphia eagles 14, los angeles rams 0









































bullet::::- 1950 (nfl-aafc) – cleveland browns 35, philadelphia eagles 10









































bullet::::- 1950 (nfl) – cleveland browns 30, los angeles rams 28









































bullet::::- 1951 (nfl) – los angeles rams 24, cleveland browns 17









































bullet::::- 1952 (nfl) – detroit lions 17, cleveland browns 7









































bullet::::- 1953 (nfl) – detroit lions 17, cleveland browns 16









































bullet::::- 1954 (nfl) – cleveland browns 56, detroit lions 10









































bullet::::- 1955 (nfl) – cleveland browns 38, los angeles rams 14
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