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Browns, FirstEnergy Stadium part of proposed Cleveland lakefront development

It’s a very ambitious proposal to better link the lakefront area to downtown Cleveland

An ambitious new proposal headed by the ownership of the Cleveland Browns would revamp and revitalize the lakefront area around FirstEnergy Stadium into a more vibrant and connected section of nearby downtown.

In the proposal from the Haslam Sports Group, which is headed by Brown owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam, the lakefront area that includes FirstEnergy Stadium, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Great Lakes Science center would get spruced up and better connected to the downtown area thanks to a land bridge that would span the railroad tracks and State Route 2, which separate the lakefront into a separate parcel. This would connect the two areas via a land bridge that extends the Cleveland mall area to the lakefront.

The development would include an outlet mall, residential developments, parks, plazas and more.

From cleveland.com, an artistic video rendering of the concept:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=AONT1UnZkR4&feature=youtu.be

NFL expects full stadiums for the 2021 season

After a year of limited capacity for many teams and no fans allowed at all for other, the NFL is planning on having full stadiums for the 2021 season. Commissioner Roger Goodell stated the plan in a news conference at the ongoing owner’s meetings, which are being held virtually this week.

“All of us in the NFL want to see every one of our fans back,” Goodell said. “Football is simply not the same without fans, and we expect to have full stadiums in the upcoming season.”

Goodell didn’t specify any teams that would not be allowed to have fans, though state and local variances might still be an issue. Cleveland was allowed to have a limited capacity in the 2020 season, which increased from 6,000 to 12,000 as the state of Ohio eased restrictions.

Browns will raise ticket prices but won’t charge for any extra home games

The Cleveland Browns will raise season-ticket prices but remain among the cheapest tickets in the NFL for fans

The Cleveland Browns announced they will raise the base pricing for season tickets and individual game tickets for the 2021 season.

“While our main focus will always be on the well-being of everyone within our stadium — players, coaches and of course, our incredible fans — we are encouraged by the current developments related to COVID-19 in our region and hope that we will be allowed to have a full capacity at FirstEnergy Stadium this upcoming season,” Peter John-Baptiste, Browns senior vice president of communications, wrote in a statement released this week.

The Browns prices will remain among the most inexpensive in the NFL. Per the team, the cheapest season tickets are $50 a game, with more than 40 percent of the stadium’s non-club and non-premium seats available for $80 per game or less.

“As we do each year, we evaluate our ticket pricing structure based on multiple factors to ensure that it is reflective of the current market, gives our season ticket members various flexible payment options and delivers value while creating the most memorable fan experience,” the statement continued.

In addition to the price increase, the Browns did reveal they will not charge season ticketholders any extra funds for any extra home game. There is a proposal for the NFL to move to a 17-game schedule and that could result in a ninth home game at FirstEnergy Stadium, though that proposal’s fate is uncertain.

Browns stadium could be mass COVID-19 vaccination site

FirstEnergy Stadium has been volunteered to be a mass COVID-19 vaccination site

Instead of going to FirstEnergy Stadium to catch the Cleveland Browns in action, fans might be able to go to the home of the Browns to get the coronavirus vaccine.

The Browns home stadium is one of the mass vaccination sites under consideration by the state of Ohio. A spokesman for Ohio governor Mike DeWine indicated that all three pro sports teams in Cleveland have their home stadiums under consideration and have made them available if needed, but no decision has been made at this time.

FirstEnergy Stadium did allow a limited number of fans in attendance in 2020. The hope is a mass vaccination would allow a stadium full of fans sooner.

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Browns remain one of the least expensive NFL tickets and gameday experiences

Only the Bengals cost less to attend

Attending a Cleveland Browns game is something many of us cannot wait to do once again. The COVID-19 pandemic severely restricted attendance in 2020 for all pro sporting events, including the turnstiles at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Fortunately for Browns fans, when more people are allowed back into the stadium for live events, the tickets to catch Cleveland in action are among the cheapest in the league.

According to the tracking by TNBets, the Browns remain one of the least expensive gameday experiences in the NFL. Cleveland ranked 31^st in the NFL with an average price of $120.18 to attend the game. Only the Cincinnati Bengals were less expensive.

The cost includes admission, two beers, a hot dog and parking prices.

Browns will still allow fans to attend Week 11 game vs. Eagles

Browns will still allow fans in attendance for Week 11 despite stay-at-home advisories for Northeast Ohio

The COVID-19 pandemic is raging throughout the country and has even breached the Cleveland Browns roster. Yet with renewed regulations and tougher restrictions being enacted in Ohio to try to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the Browns will still permit fans to attend Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health and the City of Cleveland have both issued stay-at-home advisories for residents that run through mid-December. However, the Browns remain confident in their seating and attendance protocols, which were approved by those same bodies earlier this year.

The Browns allow up to 12,000 fans into FirstEnergy Stadium. All the available seats were filled in the Week 10 win over the Texans despite inclement weather.

Baker Mayfield is now the QB with the most wins at FirstEnergy Stadium

Mayfield broke the tie with Ben Roethlisberger

Sunday’s win over the Indianapolis Colts elevated the Cleveland Browns to 4-1 for the first time since 1994. It also removed a sore stain on the record books at FirstEnergy Stadium.

With the home win, Baker Mayfield now has the most victories of any starting quarterback at FirstEnergy Stadium, the home of the Browns since 1999. It was his 12th win leading the Browns at home.

The sweet part of Mayfield’s claim to the record book is that he wipes out the previous leader. No, it’s not another Browns predecessor. The previous mark was held by Ben Roethlisberger of the rival Pittsburgh Steelers.

Roethlisberger has won 11 times at FirstEnergy Stadium since 2004. He took the mark from ex-Browns starter Derek Anderson back in 2017. Anderson won 10 home starts between 2006 and 2009.

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Ohio will allow the Browns to double in-person attendance at upcoming games

No COVID-19 transmissions were traced to either of the first two home games at FirstEnergy Stadium

In a ruling pushed for by Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam, the Ohio Department of Health has agreed to loosen restrictions on in-person attendance at upcoming Browns home games at FirstEnergy Stadium.

An email from ODH interim director Lance Himes raised the attendance limit from 6,000 to 12,000, doubling the amount of fans allowed at upcoming Browns games. FirstEnergy Stadium has a seating capacity of 67,895. The decision comes after no outbreaks or violations occurred during the Browns’ first two home dates with the more severely restricted attendance.

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Fans will still be subjected to screening, restricted movement around the stadium, seating limited to pods, and designated entrances and exits that will be strictly enforced. Masks will continue to be mandatory as well.

The new rules will be in effect this Sunday for the visit from the Indianapolis Colts.

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Up to 6,000 fans will be allowed to attend the 1st two Browns home games

It’s not as many fans as the Haslam’s hoped for but it’s still better than none

It’s official: FirstEnergy Stadium will not be empty when the Cleveland Browns play home games in 2020. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine approved a variance that will allow up to 6,000 fans into the home of the Browns for the first two home dates, with a reevaluation for possible expansion of allowed attendance after that.

The Browns had submitted a proposal that detailed several accommodations for the COVID-19 pandemic for the governor’s approval. That would have allowed up to just under 14,000 fans in the limited stands, but DeWine’s approval sets a strict limit for just 6,000. The first two home dates are Sept. 17th (Thursday night) against the Cincinnati Bengals and Sept. 27th hosting the Washington Football Team.

DeWine hinted during the week that he was hopeful to approve at least some fans in the stands during an appearance on a Cleveland morning news show.

The Bengals will also be allowed to have the same limited attendance figures at Paul Brown Stadium, but not until their Oct. 4th home date with the Jaguars and the visit from the Browns three weeks later.

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine leaves door open for fans in FirstEnergy Stadium

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine leaves door open for fans in FirstEnergy Stadium for Browns games

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine offered some semblance of hope that fans might be allowed into FirstEnergy Stadium for Cleveland Browns games later this fall.

In an interview on “News 5 at 6” on WEWS Channel 5 in Cleveland, DeWine even left the door open for a limited number of fans in the Dawg Pound for Cleveland’s home opener on Sept. 17th against the in-state rival Cincinnati Bengals.

“It’s not beyond the realm of possibility that we can do this on a small scale,” DeWine said.

The Browns submitted the FirstEnergy Stadium Responsible Restart Plan for approval by DeWine in late August. DeWine did not directly reference the specific plan by name but alluded to aspects of the proposal, which include seating in small pods, closed concourses and assigned quadrants of the stadium with limited gate and parking access.

“The Browns have come up, as have the Bengals, with a very good plan. I don’t have any doubt that the Browns can handle fans, a much smaller number of fans but handle them in the stadium,” DeWine said.

The Browns petition for approval includes allowing up to 20 percent of capacity inside FirstEnergy Stadium, which has a seating capacity for Browns games of 67,895. That would permit just under 14,000 fans for game days.