the browns went to baltimore when they left cleveland.
the browns went to baltimore when they left cleveland.
where did the browns go when they left cleveland?
baltimore
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
five former rams players also jumped to the browns in 1946: center mike scarry, tackle chet adams and backs gaylon smith, tommy colella and don greenwood. their move gave rise to a legal battle with the rams, who left cleveland for los angeles shortly after winning the 1945 nfl championship rather than compete with the browns. reeves, the rams' owner, filed an injunction against adams in federal court after he signed with the browns, claiming the tackle unlawfully broke his contract to play for the rams. adams argued he had no obligation under his contract to play for the rams because the team had changed to the los angeles rams following the move. at the end of august 1946, federal judge emerich freed denied the rams' injunction, allowing adams to play for the browns. the judge rejected the rams' contention that adams had signed to play for reeves, not a specific team. he ruled the cleveland rams had ceased to exist, and that adams therefore was not bound to fulfill a contract with the los angeles rams.
1946 cleveland browns season