After an extended legal battle, the city of Cleveland and the Haslem Sports Group, owners of the Cleveland Browns, announced Monday that they have reached an agreement that will allow the team to build a new domed stadium in nearby suburb Brook Park.

As part of the deal, HSG agreed to pay $100 million to the city of Cleveland to cover the cost of the demolition of the current lakefront stadium in downtown Cleveland and "accelerate the lakefront transformation and prepare the current lakefront stadium site for redevelopment and the City's commitment to support the continuing progress and timely completion of the Browns' future home in Brook Park," according to a press release announcing the deal.

"I'm proud to deliver this historic deal to the residents of the City of Cleveland," Clevelan

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