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Browns' Dee, Jimmy Haslam Say They 'Didn’t Know What We Were Doing' When Bought Team

Dee and Jimmy Haslam faced a steep learning curve when they purchased the Cleveland Browns from Randy Lerner in 2012.

"We did a lousy job at first," Jimmy said, per the Akron Beacon Journal's Nate Ulrich. "I mean, let's just face it. It's probably fair to say we didn't know what we were doing. In some ways, I go, 'Ten years, we haven't won very many games.' So I look at it that way."

He also conceded the experience has been "way harder than we thought."

Prior to taking control of the Browns, the Haslams were minority owners in the Pittsburgh Steelers.