In their statement on Thursday, they made it clear that “Watson’s recovery time and return-to-play status is uncertain, and he will likely miss significant time during the 2025 season.”

The City of Cleveland has filed a case against the Cleveland Browns ownership after proposed departure from Huntington Bank Field.

Cleveland officials on Tuesday sued the Cleveland Browns over the team's plans to move the downtown stadium to Brook Park.

The Browns shall not pass. The city of Cleveland filed a lawsuit Tuesday to try to prevent the NFL team’s move from their Lake Erie-front Huntington Bank Stadium to what would be a dome facility in suburban Brook Park — 15 miles south of the city in the same county, according to ESPN.

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam looks on prior to a game against the Baltimore Ravens at Huntington Bank Field on October 27, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) It’s budget season, so the lobbyists are out in full swing.

Judges overseeing dueling lawsuits in courthouses blocks away from Huntington Bank Field could determine whether the Cleveland Browns remain in their downtown stadium or head southwest to Brook Park.

It’s safe to assume that when then-Ohio Gov. George Voinovich signed the so-called “Art Modell Law” in 1996, the possibility of the law being used against the Cleveland Browns wasn’t on anyone’s mind.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam speak during an NFL football training camp practice in White ...

The city has filed a state law suit against the Browns, invoking the Modell Law. The state law puts up obstacles for teams wishing to leave taxpayer-funded facilities.

Whispers continue to hover over the Cleveland Browns suggesting that the club coming off a 3-14 campaign could make reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett available to other teams this offseason as part of a rebuild that includes starting from scratch at the quarterback position.

What first looked to be a quiet hiring cycle with just five vacancies turned into one that more closely represents the average league turnover from season to season.

Pilot Co. is closing its international oil trading business in order to focus on its Pilot Flying J travel centers, according to a Reuters report.