![\"Report:](\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/resizer\/v2\/SP3U6XEKONN5TPL6LYAKC27RTQ.jpg?auth=a5d72be87420f6c4546d0d87e2a08ea2ea93ad9c88bec7abfe0868a3ba09f26f&width=6048&quality=80\")
<\/p>\nThe Cleveland Browns are closer to having a new home for their Dawg Pound. The retractable-roof stadium will be more friendly to the fans during the cold Cleveland winters.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Jimmy and Dee Haslam, owners of the Browns, committed to spend up to $2 billion for the construction of a new stadium to be completed by 2028.<\/p>\n
The announcement was first made on social media by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n
The team will move out of their existing stadium after the 2028 season. They have played their since the team started back up in Cleveland in 1999.<\/p>\n
![\"Browns](\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2609742\/cleveland-browns-stadium.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
“The Cleveland Browns and our community need and deserve a new home — and from the outset we have been unequivocal that it must positively benefit our community and Northeast Ohio,” the Haslams said in a statement. “The proposed Huntington Bank Field in Brook Park meets this vital objective and will reflect positively on our world-class region and its promising future. It also reflects our 100 percent commitment to keeping the Browns in their home market for generations to come.”<\/p>\n
The Haslams are sparing no expense in the project and are willing to see it through to until the nail is put into place.<\/p>\n
The team, through Dave Jenkins of the Haslam Sports Group,\u00a0wrote a letter to fans which was posted on their website, stating “a new enclosed stadium with an adjacent mixed-used development is the most viable long-term solution. The enclosed stadium will draw millions of visitors to the region throughout the year for premier large-scale events which will drive the fiscal and economic impact necessary to pay for the public portion of the funding model.<\/p>\n
“Second, the location is of great importance. The new stadium will sit less than a mile from Cleveland city limits, and is easily accessible from two major highways, which is particularly important since 85% of our home game attendees live outside of the city limits.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Cleveland Browns are closer to having a new home for their Dawg Pound. The retractable-roof stadium will be more friendly to the fans during the cold… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"\n