This is basically wrong, except that Modell's name is a curse word in Cleveland. Modell announced the move, and _the_ _very_ _next_ _day_ Cleveland voters appr

This is basically wrong, except that Modell's name is a curse word in Cleveland. Modell announced the move, and _the_ _very_ _next_ _day_ Cleveland voters approved funding to remodel Cleveland Municipal Stadium. It didn't work, Modell still wanted to move the team. The city of Cleveland sued Modell and a bunch of other entities with the result being Cleveland retained the Browns legacy and the franchise was considered dormant for three years [0]. The upshot of the whole affair was the passage of The Art Modell Law [1] which Save The Crew supporters invoked when Precourt Sports Ventures tried to pull the same trick on the Columbus Crew. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_relocation_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_relocation_co... [1] https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ohio-art-modell-law-save-columbus-crew https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ohio-art-modell-law-sav...