Overview

• NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell met with Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio lawmakers to advocate for the Browns' proposed $2.4 billion enclosed stadium in Brook Park.
• The Browns' funding plan includes $600 million in state bonds, $600 million in county borrowing, and $1.2 billion from the team itself.
• Governor DeWine is promoting a sports-gambling tax increase to create a stadium fund, which could support the project.
• Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb oppose the Brook Park plan, urging instead for renovations to the existing lakefront stadium.
• The Ohio Senate is expected to vote on the stadium funding proposal next month, with a June 30 budget deadline looming.