The Browns and Cleveland agreed to a $100M settlement over a new stadium, with the team staying at their current site until 2031 if needed.

The Cleveland Browns and city have reached a tentative settlement resolving legal disputes over the team’s move to a new Brook Park stadium, with the Browns agreeing to pay $100 million and cover $30 million in demolition costs. The deal allows the team to stay at Huntington Bank Field until 2031 if the new dome isn’t ready by 2029, though they have no current plans to extend. The city will drop lawsuits, including one by former Mayor Dennis Kucinich, and both sides will collaborate on infrastructure near the new site. Cleveland City Council must approve the agreement, with some members demanding more transparency and control over legal dismissals, making the final outcome uncertain despite the deal being widely seen as near-final.