As Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and the Haslam Sports Group work to firm up a $100 million deal to drop lawsuits related to the team's move out of the city, several Cleveland City Council members, who will have to approve certain elements of that deal, say they're not yet sold.

In a more than three-hour hearing Monday , Bibb's administration came before members of council to discuss negotiations with the Haslams ahead of a Nov. 24 deadline for council approval.

That tentative agreement includes a $25 million upfront payment to the city by the end of the year, demolition of the downtown stadium and tens of millions toward community projects after the team's lease ends after the 2028 season. In exchange, the city would drop all related lawsuits regarding the Haslams' $2.4 billion enclos

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