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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.
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Who are the Ravens?
the old Cleveland Browns that moved to Baltimore.
Were the Baltimore Ravens once the Cleveland Browns?
yes, the Browns moved to Baltimore after the 1995 season.
What year did Cleveland Browns move to baltimore?
The Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens for the 1996 NFL season. A new Cleveland Browns expansion team formed for the 1999 NFL season.
What were the Cleveland Browns called before they were called the Browns?
the Cleveland BulldogsAnswerthe Bulldogs were Canton's football team. there was a Cleveland Bulldogs franchise at one point when a Cleveland businessman bought the Bulldogs and combined them wih the Cleveland Indians, which he already owned and changed the Indians name to the Bulldogs. but it was a separate franchise and was never in anyway connected to the Cleveland Browns. the Browns have always been called the Browns since the team was founded in 1946. However, before that, Cleveland's NFL team was the Rams, who moved to Los Angeles after the 1945 season making way for the Browns, who started in the AAFC and then were brought over to the NFL in 1950.
When did the Cleveland Browns become the Baltimore Ravens?
Technically the Browns never moved. While Art Modell's team, personnel, and equipment moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens, the Cleveland Browns name, history, and records, by legal agreement with Modell, stayed in Cleveland. The NFL promised Cleveland another Browns franchise, which they received for the 1999 season.
How did the Cleveland Browns become the Baltimore Ravens?
The original 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.
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.
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.
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.
Who was the original owner of Baltimore Ravens before NFL?
The Ravens were originally the Cleveland Browns before owner Art Modell moved the team to Baltimore. As part of legal agreement, Modell agreed to leave the Browns history and records in Cleveland, and the Ravens started as a new football team within the NFL.
What three teams moved to the AFC in 1970?
The Baltimore Colts, the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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.
