*BIG* Browns CONFIRM interest in NEW Stadium away from Cleveland

[@JuiceGuy07]

Coming from a commercial construction contractor in Northeast Ohio, this doesn't necessarily mean this whole thing is over. I've bid on work on this very site that never came to fruition. Each of those those occurrences had plans and blue prints that had already been through several rounds of government approval phases. Nothing was ever built for reasons stemming from funding all the way to the potential developer changing their mind. Above and beyond that, if Cleveland residents can't raise the money, Brookpark residents definitely can't raise the money. Just a crappy scenario all of us fans are all along for the ride in.

[@neanderthalsnavel7411]

1. The NFL extended the season too far into the winter to sit outside for 3 hours by the lake in dec & jan. 2. PARKING will be so much better in brookpark. The parking cost and cleveland police crowd control plan are both HORRIBLE now.

[@Plinian]

The weather is part of the experience. I’d be hesitant to vote for a new stadium, and I sure as hell would never vote for a dome.

[@kennethgolden5539]

The only thing taxpayers should be responsible for is infrastructure up to the property. Just a small % of tax payers go to or can afford tickets. Make the consumers pay for the stadium through ticket prices. These filthy rich owners can set aside 1% of net profits towards future projects. I am glad citizens are voting against this everywhere. These owners make an incredible amount of money each year from TV contracts.

[@sirchi8731]

But ppl that can afford to go to games are fighting back against u anti sports trolls who hate rich ppl. We are not gonna let u ruin everyone else enjoyment

[@aaront2020]

Let Haslam build it if this is what he wants. He has the money to build it.

[@MeJosher]

@@sirchi8731 it's not so much that we hate sports, it's we hate public tax money handouts to billionaire owners.

[@jameswhipp3221]

It’s called corporate welfare.

[@sirchi8731]

@@jameswhipp3221 tough cookie. Pay up or lose your team to another city

[@mattb2389]

If you want the Super Bowl you build a dome. At least any Northern team has to do this

[@Tom_Seline]

Sometimes but not always true. The Bills said that even if their new stadium (which they're constructing right now) was a dome, they still wouldn't be able to host a Super Bowl. They don't have the infrastructure like enough hotel rooms.

[@byronparker4088]

Facts

[@Mrcharles.]

What about that time when they did a Super Bowl in NYC ten years ago? Doesn’t that count?

[@Tom_Seline]

@@Mrcharles. That's the exception to the norm. They hosted it at MetLife and it was not a memorable Super Bowl at all (unless you're a Seahawks fan since they won it). From how it appeared, it didn't go well. Don't expect it back there anytime soon

[@99somerville]

If the fans really want a domed 2-3 billion dollar stadium they had better get ready to mortgage their house to afford the PSLs.

[@victormancine4611]

Moving a stadium to the Park is better than having another city get it like Miami

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

If the Cleveland Browns get a dome stadium, the NFL as we knew it is dead. It's already on life support, so to speak. Next thing you know, Pittsburgh will want one. Few people appreciate natural elements as part of the game anymore. Soft culture.

[@Mrcharles.]

Your comment speaks the truth. If the NFL and it’s owners get it their way, you could see only the Green Bay Packers having an outdoor stadium.

[@bclautz]

I think airport is final planning stage

[@warblerab2955]

So after only 25 years that want a new stadium?!?!? Ridiculous!

[@rossdiddy29]

Cincinnati's Paycor stadium opened up just 1 year after the Browns stadium. Cincy's city council wants to put a roof on Paycor. They see. How much Taylor Swift brought in for the 2 nights she was here. They're doing a small, $40 million renovation right now. They're replacing seats and making the main entrance wider. Because 40% of the fans, use that main ticket gate. Keep an eye out for their news this summer. They haven't been transparent, about what all the renovation would be, the cost and etc.

[@PoliticallyIncorrect90]

Cincinnati's stadium deal was quite possibly the worst deal ever for a municipality. It was exacerbated when the county was broke but still on the hook for all improvements, while paying the fund deficit on a yearly basis.

[@kelbale]

Look, the reality is, building these megalithic structures is profitable and there is a whole segment of the engineering/building industries behind it. So build a dome in Brook Park but don't go alllll out. Keep it cost effective with a 20 year life cycle plan. Then Haslem secures the lakefront property and builds low income neighbourhoods with parks and shops while the Browns play at Brook Park. Then 20 years later come back to Lake and build a 40 year building.

[@KeithHammerman]

Build a ballpark for the Oakland A's as long as you're building stadiums

[@paulstiller6239]

The stadium just got broke in, what's wrong with it?

[@PoliticallyIncorrect90]

Who's responsible for building up the surrounding businesses, development, etc? They have a newer stadium already with tons of space around it that was never developed. Why would the new area get developed?

[@MrUnsolvedMystery]

Because it looks good in the drawings

[@bigpaulie7887]

@Depressed Ginger have you seen this yet? Renovations underway at Bengals stadium, county wants money from NFL for future ,,,,it was a video from a News Station in Cincinnati! They are talking about getting 100's of millions from the NFL to add to the money they have already! So looks like the Bengals can maybe be added to your growing list of potential Stadium renos!! I really enjoy your channel bro its my go to for any new info on not only Stadiums and Arenas but I saw you do all kinds of stuff!! Just a really cool channel with solid news and great information man!! You just got a new sub bro!! Just smashed the Subscribe tab and swung a couple inches right and slapped that like button for you also!! Have an awesome and a Blessed day!!

[@barbaracaroll]

It's not the stadium that makes the Browns so bad

[@cleveland2022]

😂😂😂 Very true

[@owenherndon3794]

Browns hired the Vikings design firm so it wouldn't look like the raiders/Titans/Bears

[@GregMoore-w4c]

Who cares where they play they’re still called the Cleveland Browns it needs to be a dome they need to use that stadium year-round it sits dormant for eight months out of the year it makes no sense they have an open air stadium it needs to be a dome stadium where they can use it year round

[@rocroc]

I don't see a single additional parking space on the lake. Pay for a ticket and have no place to park? Difficult to get into and get out of! Security? We once brought an association of people to Cleveland for a convention. Two people were robbed in separate holdups and a car stolen. I wouldn't hold another such meeting in Cleveland unless there was adequate protection, parking and ease of travel between venues. If they were actually to build the Brook Park facility you could solve some of those problems. The thing is you would leave out the most important venues in the Cleveland area. It would require a secure travel corridor with a subway to get you where you need to go.The mayor is nuts. Get the job done and do it now. An all weather facility for year round use. Let me tell you what; one of the fastest growing great cities in America is located 143 miles away. They have the tax money, growing work force with new employment opportunities and assets to support a wide range of sports and entertainment facilities. At some point they will exercise the power of their economy and go after the kind sports teams generally available to a city of that stature. If I were the Brown's, Cincinnati or Cleveland, I would be on my way to Columbus right now.

[@BoulderCityBlues]

Unlike baseball there isn’t one difference in any football stadium when it comes to the dimensions of the playing field ..Only the turf surface and the fans make any difference.. Mind as well make every single stadium in the NFL exactly the same instead of wasting billions of tax payers money for nothing

[@bub8752]

how are these translucent roofs going to work with snow load?

[@26sniff]

There is a structure underneath to support. Minnesota pitched the roof to deal with it to allow snow to run off

[@joeylawn36111]

Good point.

[@Tank4Life]

That's actually a valid question.

[@joeylawn36111]

It'll work just fine in Jacksonville.... 🙃😉🤣

[@Kenadams240]

It’s called pitch, I guarantee your house has one

[@EamonnMooney]

Let me tell you right now this WONT happen. Haslam has not purchased this land, he just has a purchase option. He got the purchase option just for leverage. The trend in the NFL is downtown stadiums with districts that tie into the city. The only real exception is large multi-city metro areas like Dallas. The lakefront is a good location, it just needs to be cleaned up and developed. There is really no need for CLE to have a dome, they are not Dallas or Atlanta they are not getting a million super bowls, final fours and CFP games. Currently the browns stadium is not even bad its probably top 15 in the NFL still. We're talking about CLEVELAND here, not Dallas, LA or Chicago. Not every team is going to have a $3bn dome stadium with a district.

[@Franktank111]

So you don’t think much of Cleveland. Got it. While we aren’t these other cities, but if you combine our suburbs we are fine. The numbers are there. We are just chilled and not on top of eachother

[@Tank4Life]

He actually doesn't even have a purchase option. There is absolutely no agreement or arrangement for the Brookpark land. In fact, Haslam has not even set foot on the land personally.

[@Tank4Life]

​@@Franktank111actually even when you include the suburbs Cleveland is barely in the top 50 TV markets, at 47. Only if you include Akron and Canton markets does Cleveland rank high, and it's still only number 19. The metro Cleveland area is 1.7 million people. That's not even the size of the Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Dallas, Denver, San Fransisco, Miami, or Charlotte WITHOUT their suburbs!!! Cleveland is a shrinking market and has been for 40 years!! Facts!

[@bcspiel]

There were renders that people in the meeting were presented.

[@speculator22]

Meanwhile those Bastards in Cleveland are still keeping Art Model out of the HOF …..the creator of MNF …..SHAME

[@neanderthalsnavel7411]

Yes! Uncle Art Banned For LIFE and beyond. Such a horrible person.

[@speculator22]

@@neanderthalsnavel7411 I met him once in an outside the Organization . Wonderful Man. Memorable experience

[@paulszafransky444]

When they were planning the lakefront stadium, there was talk of a dome, tied to the convention center. A wasted opportunity. Oddly enough, Engle road is currently being resurfaced, directly next to the Brookpark site.

[@dylanshira5656]

They found that the foundation in the ground was too soft to support a dome stadium, that’s why they’re not moving forward with adding a roof

[@dogcowrph]

Maybe the Browns could build a replica of Municipal STADIUM IN Richfield. 😆

[@Franktank111]

Best idea yet

[@trickolas78]

Love it 👍

[@neanderthalsnavel7411]

Excellent parking. Looking forward to that model in brookpark

[@MeJosher]

Public funding stadiums are a sham, especially when the stadiums they're replace are younger than 25 years old.

[@CaptRR]

Since you can't really ban it on a federal level outright. Their would be some major constitutionality problems. They should just make any city who pays for a private sports team's stadium cannot receive federal money for the next 20 years. After all they apparently have plenty of money that they can give to rich owners.

[@Mrcharles.]

Stadiums should be built to last 30 to 40 years if it’s gunna be used with taxpayer money. Otherwise the owner should just pay the entire thing themselves.

[@johnepants]

I think what gets lost here is the plans for downtown are mostly upgrades to the area surrounding the stadium, meaning that Haslam would be facilitating the one thing that everyone in this city bitches about and that’s an under utilized lake front. Mayor Bib doesn’t want to commit any money at this point, completely missing the point that this is the last real opportunity to take care of the lake while Haslam throws in the money for a decent upgrade to the existing stadium. It makes sense that is Bib doesn’t want to play ball, then Haslam will commit more money to build a brand new state of the art facility elsewhere and Brookpark will probably just need to help with the additional development on the property. For me, Haslam seems ready to foot the bill for a stadium on his own, but he wants a district to go around it

[@Tank4Life]

Bibb has never said any of the things you just attributed to this. Haslam is on record as saying he's not going to pay for it.

[@johnepants]

@@Tank4Life is this comment as accurate as your secondary snow belt one?

[@johnepants]

@@Tank4Life “My vision right now is making sure we finally, over the last hundred years, finally see real inclusive development on the lakefront. And while we begin early conversations with the Haslams about the stadium, for me, it's simple," Bibb said. "Number one, we want to be creative with how we address this issue because I'm no longer going to risk general new fund dollars for maintenance of a privately owned football franchise. So we've got to be creative. We got to think differently about financing. But I think it's important that we think differently about how this fits into a larger piece of making us have one of the best lakefronts in the world. And that's my vision to get done as mayor." This is political talk for “I’m not interested in paying for this project”. Maybe if the stadium is torn down he will have a better vision for the lakefront, but he clearly has no pressing desire to work with the Haslam’s current plans for downtown

[@therealMLJones]

Move as far away from the lake as you can, no reason after the new stadium is built for it to be renamed - Mistake by the Lake 2.0

[@RyanMiller3039]

I don't like this move away from the city. I like the Cleveland sports teams playing downtown.

[@JJWestmoreland84]

I get the "They want domes" argument. Especially ownership, as they'd have a chance at attracting a Final Four and/or a Super Bowl. Probably some, if not all, fans as they'd be more comfortable than they would be in freezing or extremely hot weather. However, I do think weather is a homefield advantage that can help a team come the playoffs. Seriously, you don't think teams dread going to Green Bay, Buffalo, or Cincinnati in January? Of course they do, and not just because of those teams. The weather in those places is no joke.

[@666kingdrummer]

The opposite was true as well back in the day, a lot of the Northern teams dreaded going to Tampa Bay, Dallas, Phoenix or Miami due to the heat and humidity. Making every stadium a temperature controlled dome may eliminate the weather problem for fans, but it makes the game boring.

[@Mrcharles.]

Sometimes a football game that is played outdoors brings out the best of fans and athletes. Having a domed stadium just make things seem dull.

[@jon8054]

As much as i’d like to keep the downtown lakefront stadium, it’s a huge waste of space and makes parking hell. I don’t want a new dome stadium, but it would be nice to see cleveland host things year round in their huge stadium.

[@Tank4Life]

There is literally thousands of parking spaces all around the stadium in short walking distance to Browns stadium.

[@nickk7425]

I don't really understand why the Browns need a new stadium? They only came back into the NFL in 1999 and got a stadium built for them, their current stadium isn't even that old. Also I'm hearing that they are gonna be getting a dome stadium too?? Wtf is up with all these teams playing indoors now?? Football is supposed to be played in the elements!

[@wilford4073]

Maybe it’s me, how would you leave a beautiful waterfront view stadium for a new one next to a heavy traffic airport in the middle of what’s look like a swamp. That would be MetLife stadium location 2.0

[@johnepants]

I don’t get why we keep cuffing ourselves to an outdated property that is stuck between port warehouses and a freeway.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

I've walked through there to get to a hotel one time before back in 2015. Never again. It's a dead concrete wasteland, and even I have no idea why

[@richardfish8379]

sorry downtown but the rest of us fans live elswhere, so get over it.. you will still get money from it.

[@SanchezJ08]

This guy wants Domed stadium for all nfl stadiums….smh

[@cleveland2022]

The Browns almost always lose in the cold, so save the cold weather favors the Browns non-sense. Build a dome. Only maroons want to freeze watching the crappy brand of football the Browns play

[@thisizcle140]

This land aint SOLD .......STOP THE CAP

[@26sniff]

Where is Brook Park in relation to lake effect snowfall? Is that out of the normal path for that?

[@Ht1976.]

Its a dome. no snow in a dome

[@johnepants]

It’s just outside of what’s considered to be the secondary snow belt, so unless the winds are coming directly north off the lake, it’s not too bad.

[@Tank4Life]

​@johnepants it's absolutely nowhere near the secondary snowbelt. Do you even live here?

[@johnepants]

@@Tank4Life yes, I live in Parma and yes this is the secondary snow belt.

[@johnepants]

@@Tank4Life literally any weather map of NE Ohio has the secondary snow belt cover the southern and south west suburbs

[@whobilly1]

And with that the new Personal Seat License fees will follow.

[@jcsports57]

New browns stadium 🏟️ opening in 2028 😊

[@YOLO_GGY]

“They want domes”. Actually take a poll for Browns fans. Sounds like you’re speaking for yourself

[@omarluatia736]

As a browns fan I want a dome

[@scoot1105]

@@omarluatia736 Me too!! Ain't trying to pay a good percentage of a paycheck to sit out in the cold and snow to watch a damn game!!!!

[@Franktank111]

I was never in the dome camp until recently.

[@dgratt183]

Cleveland native here, and Browns fan . Build a Dome!!

[@darionrob]

as a browns fan who lives in cleveland we want a dome build the stadium in BrookPark i’m closer to where the new location would be than the actual stadium

[@ScottMaiher]

A good amount of the fans in Cleveland live in the suburbs,the current stadium was a rush 😮 it's a smart decision for the city considering cities with domes make nearly 60 to 70 percent of profit from convention's and event's not football games 😊 Cleveland tax payers paid 1, hundred million dollars to fix issues with the browns stadium 🤯the area needs this dome 😊

[@Tank4Life]

Cleveland Browns stadium cost $283 million. Ford Field cost $500 million. You literally just made this up.

[@ScottMaiher]

@@Tank4Life I didn't check on Google, I didn't say it to cause a issue but cities do profit big on domes , thank you for calling me out 😟

[@billcook4768]

No tax money for billion dollar corporations.

[@sirchi8731]

Doesn't work that way...pay up or else

[@cleveland2022]

​@sirchi8731 No one with a brain would pay for a person worth at least $14 billion to build a Stadium where said Billionaire keeps all the profits

[@meddyven]

This stadium craziness is moronic. The Browns stadium is perfectly fine. Nothing wrong it at all.

[@sirchi8731]

I agree. Same in Chicago

[@Mrcharles.]

Football is a game made to be played outdoors. The league is taking that away by building these new domed facilities.

[@matthewbrueckner8374]

Is there any polling regarding the dome? I cannot believe the good people of Cleveland really want a dome.

[@RT88414]

I can tell you prefer an outdoor stadium from your comment. Anyways, there’s a reason why teams want to play indoors(with the exception of the Bills who are building a new outdoor stadium) but most people now want to have an indoor stadium just to get away from bad inclement weather and games wouldn’t get delayed and the game goes on as scheduled with no weather interruptions. Take my word for it, you’ll change your mind and like the new stadium design the Browns will go with. Not only that, it’ll be able to host various events like final 4 for basketball, college football playoffs and bands that are interested in coming to the Cleveland area.

[@billjacko2194]

@@RT88414 All you say is true, except the changing my mind part. I like watching football outdoors. Enduring the weather is part of the live experience to me. It's fine though, someone will quickly snatch up my season tickets and I will just go back to watching from a Browns Backers Bar. Life goes on.... Go Browns!

[@Tank4Life]

You don't speak for the fans

[@CaptRR]

You think the fans or the tax payer's have any say in this? Thats funny.

[@Plinian]

As a former snow-belt resident, I always enjoyed busting out the 2X jersey to throw over top of my winter coat. Domes make the game sterile (for any traditionally outdoor sport).

[@whobilly1]

Hotels? Public transportation?

[@RT88414]

The Browns will probably have some renderings for that also. They might add other amenities with the stadium renderings.

[@Tank4Life]

Next to no hotels in the area. The few that are there are very old and very seedy. There is an RTA rail station on Brookpark Rd. There is a bus line on Brookpark Rd.

[@RT88414]

@@Tank4Life they’ll probably add some hotels onto the area with the new stadium. I’m sure the Browns are thinking that far ahead.

[@mickgogle2125]

he'll ya lets build a new stadium #!!!

[@whobilly1]

I was there last October. Stadium is in great shape.

[@johnepants]

I think what you are seeing is the norm for any football stadium built in the 90’s-pre Cowboy Stadium. The NFL did not know how to build unique revenue grabbing stadiums during that time, and now clubs are racing to catch up. It’s why a place like St Louis has a perfectly fine stadium, but it’s not considered NFL quality anymore. 70k seats and some luxury boxes don’t cut it these days

[@aaront2020]

It's just a place to watch a game. I've been to Jerry's World a bunch of times and the only things I like about it is it has a roof and a huge scoreboard. Other than that these places are similar to some degree. I do hope the browns get a dome, which is needed in northeast Ohio.

[@johnepants]

@@aaront2020 while it’s a place to watch a game, I think it’s those extra party decks and field boxes that change the nature of the stadiums. Compare the stadiums built in the 90’s to what is built today, and, for the most part, each new stadium is unique and maximizes the ability to suck money out of our wallets

[@jjjggg-xt8wd]

It should be in great shape still, it’s not even 30 fucking years old. I’ve spent the last 14 years trying to run a business in Cleveland in an almost 100 year old building, most homes, apartments, etc. in Cleveland are more than 30 years old, but a football stadium that gets used at most 12 times a year needs to be replaced already? The baseball stadium and basketball arena that were both built 5-10 years before the Browns stadium have been renovated, but there’s been no talk of replacing them period, and both of those teams have been far more successful than the Browns have been. If reasonable renovations to the 25-30 year old publicly funded stadium are unsatisfactory to the ownership, then the multi billionaire owners and their multi millionaire employees can pay for their place of business out of their own pockets like almost everybody else does.

[@dyates6380]

I have never been to it, but have driven by it and it's GORGEOUS. I'm from Buffalo (now living in Cleveland) and the Bills are finally building a new stadium after 51 years. FIFTY ONE. The Brown's stadium is only 25 years old, right? I don't quite get it.

[@moehio]

Confirm interest? Pffft. They announced interest a loooong time ago. 😂

[@kirkangel525]

I'm in support of a dome for the Browns weather🙃 it's in Brook Park or they tear down the current stadium and build a new one in it's place

[@williamerazo3921]

You can renovate now downtown Stadium. All you have to do is close to which is proposed and get rid of the waterfront line that is on the as well.

[@Mrcharles.]

A renovated stadium makes more sense for the city of Cleveland rather than build a new indoor arena.

[@TDMayday]

I would like to see them put a dog track or a horse track in the new stadium so we can watch racing during timeouts and halftime. Someone called NASCAR also

[@manuelgrothe608]

The Cleveland Browns should play at Progressive Park while the Guardians get a new Stadium in Brooks Park

[@ScottMaiher]

The NFL would never approve the Browns playing in Progressive stadium it would be the smallest NFL venue 😟

[@GloriaGrothe]

Some Baseball Stadiums sometimes become Football material

[@billgrandone3552]

That is bullshit. I have been to the stadium in December. Yeah it was cold as heck but that is part of the charm and the price you pay for winter games. Have they ever thought of the fact that rail service almost comes up to the door of the Stadium and with the price of air fare and the poor service and the number of Karens that seem to be flying these days, rail travel may be a better deal. Plus the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is just next door and attracts people all year. Put some small football related functions in the glass enclosed wing and give tours of the Stadium and there is another source of revenue. I live near Sr Louis and I and a buddy of mine decided to go to a Monday night game. We left from Springfield IL on a Sunday morniing arriving in Chicago at 1pm, had lunch at Berghfffs, shopped a while and had a few beers and supper before leaving for Cleveland at 6:00 p,m. Got in to Cleveland at 3:00 am and went to the nearby Holiday Inn, Up at 8:00 and had breakfast with some Ram fans, then m friend who was born in Cleveland gave me a tour of the city and took me some places where I could buy some Brown's regalia to wear. We walked all over Cleveland with our Brown's stuff on and people were going nuts honking their horns and waving. It was great. Took a tourof the ROck and Roll Museum. Went back to the hotel bar and all the Rams fans were there, found out we were from the St. Louis Metro area an started buying us drinks. Then to the stadium for a pre game party offered as part of our ticket price. Ate, drank, met some of the OG Browns and went to the garme. Browns lost big, froze my ass off , hot chocolate was over priced. Walked to the train depot at 1:00 a.m and slept on the floor until 3:00 a.m. departure for Chicago and another wait and more food and beer until our train for Springfield was ready to depart. Would I do it again? Hell yeah.

[@FranksClassic42]

I love the new location no wind off the lake and a dome what's not to love

[@whobilly1]

......the Personal Seat License fees?

[@Mrcharles.]

The fact that traditional football atmosphere is slowly going away.

[@sunnysimmons]

wow

[@jameswhipp3221]

Taxpayers money for this would be an atrocious mistake.

[@bobwhite2]

Minions talking gibberish.

[@bobwhite2]

The mayor? 🤫

[@GloriaGrothe]

The Cleveland Browns should play at Progressive Park while the Guardians get a new Stadium in Brooks Park