the cleveland browns re-established their team in 1998.
the cleveland browns re-established their team in 1998.
when did the cleveland browns re-establish their team?
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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