Browns moving from the lakefront to Brook Park [Video]

CLEVELAND (AP) – The Browns are moving out of their lakefront home.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb said Thursday he met with Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslem, who announced their intent to relocate the NFL team to suburban Brook Park despite the city’s efforts to keep it in Cleveland.

The Browns considered a $1.1 billion plan from the city to renovate their 25-year-old downtown stadium but instead chose to build a $2.4 billion dome in Brook Park, about 12 miles south of Cleveland.

“As mayor, I will always prioritize the needs of residents and businesses,” Bibb said in a statement. “The Haslem Sports Group may want a roof over their heads, but my responsibility is to ensure that Cleveland residents have a roof over theirs.”

Bibb added that balancing those priorities “requires care and precision” and that the city must be “practical about our many needs and finite resources.”

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