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Related: About this forumPittsburgh Steelers fan in talks to buy ... The Browns?
CLEVELAND -- Browns owner Randy Lerner has begun talks with truck-stop magnate Jimmy Haslam on giving up controlling interest while committing to keep the team in Cleveland, the club president said Friday.
And get this: Haslam is a self-described "1,000 percent" Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
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"In connection with current rumors and press inquiries, I can report that I've been approached by Mr. Jimmy Haslam, who is interested in making an investment in the Cleveland Browns. We are currently in negotiations and both sides have agreed to keep that dialogue and its details private," Lerner said in a statement.
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Jimmy Haslam is president and CEO of Knoxville, Tenn.-based Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America with more than 550 retail locations. He is the older brother of Tennessee's Gov. Bill Haslam, who also worked for the family business before he was elected mayor of Knoxville in 2003 and again in 2007, then governor in 2010.
STORY: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8205396/pittsburgh-steelers-fan-jimmy-haslam-negotiations-purchase-cleveland-browns
The team would stay in Cleveland. The lease with Cleveland Browns Stadium continues to 2029, according to the article.
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)Just saying.
madinmaryland
(64,920 posts)use the same moving line to move the Colts back to Baltimore in the middle of the night that they used back in 1984!!
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