The city has filed a lawsuit to stop the NFL team from leaving Cleveland's lakefront when its stadium lease expires after the 2028 season.

The Cleveland Browns find themselves in a precarious position heading into the offseason, as the quarterback situation becomes increasingly dire. With Deshaun Watson suffering another Achilles rupture during his recovery,

The city of Cleveland filed a lawsuit against the Browns to prevent the team’s planned move to a new domed stadium in Brook Park, Ohio. In the complaint, filed Tuesday in Cuyahoga County (Ohio), the city alleges that a Browns move would violate the Modell Law — an Ohio law that placed conditions on how teams can leave their publicly financed facilities.