Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam have a clear vision for the franchise’s future.

Build a domed stadium with a surrounding entertainment district in the Cleveland suburb of Brook Park, play out the team’s existing lease at Huntington Bank Field, pack up and move to the new stadium in 2029, start cashing the checks.

It all sounded so simple, until potholes on the road to riches started popping up. (And it’s Cleveland, everyone knows there are going to be potholes.)

Pushback from the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County officials, and lawsuits over the move and the state’s funding plan have been part of the problem. Last week, news came that the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation denied the team’s building permit for the stadium because it would extend into

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