Makeover coming to FirstEnergy Stadium

Haslams leaning toward renovating, not replacing

BY JOE SCALZO

When it comes to FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam said they’re looking for a makeover, not a do-over.

Speaking to local reporters at the NFL owners meetings in Phoenix, the Haslams said the Browns are leaning toward renovating the stadi- um as part of a larger plan to develop the lakefront. e stadium’s 30year lease expires at the end of 2028 and there have been reports that the Haslams preferred replacing FirstEnergy with a domed stadium further inland.

“Cleveland would bene t tremendously from the development of the waterfront,” Jimmy Haslam said on Monday, March 27. “Having the stadium down there seems to be in everybody’s best interest. So we’re committed to redoing the stadium. In all likelihood, it’s not going to have a dome, but it’ll be a substantial remodel of the existing facility and we’re probably three, four, ve years away from that happening.”

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