Art Modell, then a New York ad man, assembled a group of investors to make a successful bid for the Cleveland Browns in 1961. See how The Plain Dealer covered the story back then, including Modell ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns will not be publicly recognizing Art Modell's passing during their pre-game activities at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Sunday.

The Browns have found a way to beat Cleveland. With litigation pending over whether the Art Modell Law keeps the Browns from ...

Pall bearers carry the casket of former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell from Baltimore Hebrew Congregation synagogue after his funeral Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 in Baltimore.

Art Modell purchased the Browns in 1961 for $4 million and remained owner well into the 1990s. Although the team never reached, let alone won, the Super Bowl -- a status that remains to this day ...

When the Ohio House quietly amended the state's long-standing " Modell Law ," they didn’t just change a sports statute.

Specifically, the city plans to use current state law, passed in 1996 and named for former Browns owner Art Modell, who moved the team from Cleveland to Baltimore, as the justification to keep the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The City of Cleveland sent a letter to the Haslams, the owners of the Browns, telling them they will invoke the Art Modell law.

Cleveland City Council has approved an ordinance directing the city to enforce the so-called 'Art Modell Law' in Browns stadium talks. Skip Navigation.

FILE - This Sept. 21, 1982 file photo shows Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell gesturing during a news conference about the strike by NFL players, in Cleveland.

The Cleveland Browns received $600 million from the state of Ohio that can be used to build a new stadium in Brook Park, Ohio ...

On Monday, Cleveland City Councilman Brian Kazy announced the introduction of legislation to enforce the Art Modell Law, keeping Browns in Cleveland. Jimmy and Dee Haslam announced at the end of ...