What is Cleveland Browns Stadium?
[[File:FirstEnergy Stadium panorama 2016.jpg|thumb|View of the inside of Cleveland Browns Stadium]] '''Cleveland Browns Stadium''' is an [[American football]] stadium located in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]] that serves as the home for the [[Cleveland Browns]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). They first started to build the stadium on May 15, 1997. The Browns first started playing in the stadium on September 12, 1999. In their first game, they were defeated by the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] 43–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clevelandbrownsstadium.com/about-the-stadium/|accessdate=November 18, 2023|title=History of the stadium|publisher=Cleveland Browns Stadium}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/matchup/_/gameId/190912005|accessdate=November 18, 2023|title=Steelers 43-0 Browns (Sep 12, 1999) Game Stats|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> The stadium at first did not have a sponsor and was named '''Cleveland Browns Stadium''' after the team. The stadium would keep this name until 2013. On January 14, 2013, sponsorship naming rights were sold to [[FirstEnergy]] Corporation and the stadium was renamed '''FirstEnergy Stadium'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8844636/cleveland-browns-sell-stadium-naming-rights-according-reports|accessdate=November 18, 2023|title=Browns to sell stadium naming rights|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> The name of the stadium lasted until April 13, 2023 when both the Browns and the stadium decided to mutually terminate the naming rights deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/firstenergy-and-cleveland-browns-mutually-agree-to-end-stadium-naming-rights-agr|accessdate=November 18, 2023|title=FirstEnergy and Cleveland Browns Mutually Agree to End Stadium Naming Rights Agreement|publisher=Cleveland Browns}}</ref> The termination came after First energy's involvement in the [[Ohio nuclear bribery scandal]] and a resolution being passed by Cleveland City Council that would try and force the naming rights to be given up by FirstEnergy. After the na