Cleveland's fight to keep the Browns from moving from their downtown home into a proposed dome in the suburbs has taken yet another legal turn.

The City of Cleveland returned fire Tuesday in its battle with the Haslam Sports Group. The city filed a lawsuit in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas asking for one of two things: that the team be offered for purchase by local buyers to prevent the move to Brook Park or that the company negotiate its exit from the city.

The city of Cleveland filed a lawsuit against the Browns to prevent the team’s planned move to a new domed stadium in Brook Park, Ohio. In the complaint, filed Tuesday in Cuyahoga County (Ohio), the city alleges that a Browns move would violate the Modell Law — an Ohio law that placed conditions on how teams can leave their publicly financed facilities.

For three years, the Browns contorted themselves to match Watson's strengths and desires. The reality is he never fit in.

Three seasons into his Browns tenure, Deshaun Watson has appeared in 19 games. Exclude his early exits versus the Colts in 2023 and Bengals in 2024 and he’s played a 17 full games. That’s the same amount of games as one NFL season,

Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson hasn't just been a disaster on the field. He's also led to some disastrous decisions off of it, as the team tried to remake its coaching staff in an ill-fated effort to appease him.