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Was Ray Lewis with the Cleveland Browns when they moved to Baltimore?
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∙ 11y ago
No, he was not. Ray Lewis began playing for the Baltimore Ravens in 1996, it was the same time the team came into existence.
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Were the Baltimore Ravens once the Cleveland Browns?
yes, the Browns moved to Baltimore after the 1995 season.
What team did the ravens use to be?
While officially an "expansion team" the Baltimore Ravens were created when Art Modell moved the then Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
What year did the Browns move to Baltimore?
The Browns played in St. Louis between 1902-1953. They moved to Baltimore for the 1954 season and became the Orioles.
Where did the team Baltimore Ravens originate from?
The Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996 after stadium issues with the city of Cleveland. Cleveland was allowed to keep the "Browns" intellectual property, name, team colors, etc. The players, farnchise, and owner (Art Modell) moved to Baltimore. The name "Ravens" was chosen as the winner of a name the team contest, to pay homage to Edgar Allen Poe who was born in Baltimore. In 1999 the NFL awarded Cleveland an expansion team. That team assumed the name "Cleveland Browns" and continued play with all the team records and history of the franchise that moved to Baltimore.
What three teams moved to the AFC in 1970?
The Baltimore Colts, the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Where were the Browns located before they moved to Cleveland and what was the team name?
The current Cleveland Browns are an expansion team that entered the NFL in 1999. They replaced the Cleveland Browns that moved to Baltimore in 1996 and became the Ravens. That team began play in the All American Football Conference in 1946 as the Cleveland Browns and entered the NFL in 1950 as the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland has never had an NFL team move there from another city. But they have had two teams move to another city. As stated above, the Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996. There was another team in Cleveland, the Cleveland Rams, that began play in the NFL in 1937. That team moved to Los Angeles in 1946 and, eventually, to St. Louis in 1995.
What year did the browns become the ravens?
The Cleveland Browns franchise moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens after the 1995 National Football League season. The City of Cleveland obtained a replacement Browns team in 1999.
What year did the Cleveland Browns go on hiatus from the NFL?
In 1996, owner Art Modell moved the Browns to Baltimore, changing their name to the Ravens.
Why were the Cleveland Browns deactivated in NFL?
The Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens after the 1995 season. An expansion team began play in Cleveland in 1999. For 3 seasons, 1996-1998, there was no NFL football in Cleveland.
After the Browns moved to Baltimore how did Cleveland get a new team?
As part of the legal agreement to keep the Browns name, history, and franchise records in the city of Cleveland, the NFL promised Cleveland that they would establish another Browns franchise in Cleveland at some point in the future. It took about 4 years for the Browns to be re-established in Cleveland.
Where the browns not in Cleveland for sometime?
The original Cleveland Browns team moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens for the 1996 season. The NFL awarded Cleveland an expansion team for the 1999 season. So, for the 1996, 1997, and 1998 seasons, there was no NFL football in Cleveland.
How long have the Cleveland Browns played for?
They played 1946-95, then the original version of the team moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens. In 1999 a new Browns organization returned to the league.
