NFL Rumors: Browns looking to relocate as plans for new $1 billion stadium emerge

Browns fans haven't had a positive association with new stadium talks since the team left Cleveland in 1995 and returned in 1999. Still, there's no escaping the fact that the FirstEnergy Stadium is not a good enough facility, and the Haslam ownership group is reportedly looking to move out of there immediately.

According to NEOtrans, the ownership group is conducting a feasibility study to determine the potential of developing the land where the FirstEnergy Stadium currently stands. The report states that it could be re-appropriated into business centers and potentially even living spaces.

The revenue generated from such a project could help fund the new stadium.

What must be done before the Cleveland Browns get a new stadium?

As NEOtrans went on to explain, the Browns will have to wait for two key pieces of infrastructure to be completed before anything is set in motion.

One is the construction of a land bridge estimated to be over $200 million over the lakefront railroad tracks. The other is to convert the shoreway into a boulevard, which includes removing the flyover bridge that currently runs alongside FirstEnergy Stadium and redirecting the traffic flow.

Until that happens, the cash-strapped Browns will be competing in a relatively poorer stadium, potentially without quarterback Deshaun Watson, who they made the highest-paid player in NFL history earlier this year.