Jimmy Haslam Said 'We'll Be Here More' About the Bucks As Cleveland Browns Owners Sell a Stake While the Team Went 5-12 Last Season
Woah, you guys catch this? The Cleveland Browns, who just stumbled to a 5-12 record last season after a brutal 3-14 finish the year before, might be getting a new minority investor. Yeah, I know, another day, another drama in Cleveland, but this one's got some real implications, especially when the main owner is publicly hinting at where his *real* attention is going.
Arctos Coming In: Who Are These Guys?
So, the NFL owners are set to vote on Tuesday, and if they greenlight it, Arctos is stepping up to buy a 3% stake in the Browns. This isn't their first rodeo, either. These folks already have 8% of the Chargers and 10% of the Bills. And we're not just talking football, they've got their hooks into big names like the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and the Golden State Warriors. They clearly know their way around major sports franchises, so at least someone with a track record might be coming to Cleveland's boardroom.
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👉 Claim Your Free $10 at KalshiThe Haslam Era: From 0-16 to Selling Off Pieces and Distraction
Jimmy and Dee Haslam took over the Browns from Randy Lerner back in 2012. What's their legacy been? Two playoff appearances. TWO. In over a decade. Oh, and let's not forget that beautiful 0-16 season in 2017. They came into 2024 with some hype, but then crashed hard at 3-14, followed by that 5-12 last season. You can bet the 12s here in the Emerald City would be LIVID if our ownership was putting up those numbers, especially after firing head coach Kevin Stefanski and bringing in Todd Monken, the former Ravens OC. We demand better for our teams at Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park, and Cleveland fans deserve it too.
And get this: while all this is happening, Jimmy Haslam sounds like he's already checked out for another sport. He's been making noise about spending more time with the Milwaukee Bucks, where the Haslam family already holds a 25% stake. The Bucks just hired Taylor Jenkins after missing the playoffs under Doc Rivers. And what did Haslam say at Jenkins' introductory press conference earlier this month? "Do I think we'll be here more? I do. And very, very excited to continue working with (GM) Jon (Horst), and we've already established a great relationship with Taylor, to work with he and the guys to build the kind of team that this community deserves." Sounds like a dude with his focus split, right? Meanwhile, Deshaun Watson is rehabbing two Achilles tears, trying to get his starting job back from Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel.
So, the Browns are heading into another critical offseason, still trying to find some kind of stability on the field. With ownership potentially selling off pieces and their main guy publicly hinting at spending more time with a whole different team in a whole different league, you gotta wonder where the focus really is in Cleveland. It's a huge vote coming up Tuesday, and for a franchise desperate for direction, every move right now is under the microscope. Let's see if this brings them stability, or just another layer of chaos.
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