“Cleveland was a strong football tradition and an awesome football program then Art stole the team now we have a cheap imitation football team.”
Don’t go sounding like a democrat. Art owned the team and out of the kindness of his heart left you the team name and all the records. Ask a Baltimore fan how tough it is to go to the hall of fame and see John Unitas listed as an Indianapolis Colt.
It's tough!
Ahhh no. What happened is that the reaction was so strong against the move not only from Cleveland but from Pittsburgh Cincy and Houston that the NFL was rocked back on their heels. The Campaign to keep the Browns in Cleveland changed the rules on teams moving. Art was forced to leave the records and the team name as a concession.
Art wanted someone else to foot the bill on a new stadium. He and most of the owners are greedy bastards. The Skins built their own Stadium which is how it should be done instead of taxpayers footing the bill.