In February 2024, news first broke that the Cleveland Browns were interested in relocating from downtown Cleveland to build a domed stadium and a surrounding entertainment complex in the suburb of Brook Park.
The announcement was probably a bit overdue, given the current landscape of the NFL, as new stadiums have opened in Minnesota, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles over the past nine years. Additionally, stadiums are currently under construction in Buffalo and Nashville.
By comparison, Huntington Bank Field, which has been home to the Browns since 1999, started to look worse.