Athletes, team owners get put money and muscle behind coronavirus fight

Many athletes and team owners are joining in the fight against COVID-19.

Browns owners: Dee, Jimmy Haslam

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Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam pledged $1.5 million to COVID-19 relief funds in Ohio, donating $1 million to the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund and $500,000 to the Columbus Foundation’s Emergency Response Fund. The Haslams, who also own Columbus Crew SC of the MLS, contributed the money through their Haslam 3 Foundation. “We are humbled by the tremendous work of people around the world in their efforts to help those impacted by COVID-19 and we wanted to try to positively impact those affected in our own communities of Cleveland and Columbus,” the Haslams said in a release.