The Cleveland Browns are owned by Jimmy and Dee Haslam , through their family entity Haslam Sports Group, which purchased the team in 2012 and continues to hold controlling ownership today.

Current Browns owners

  • The controlling owners are Jimmy Haslam and his wife Dee Haslam, prominent business figures who lead Haslam Sports Group.
  • Their family group bought the Browns from former owner Randy Lerner in 2012 in a deal valued at just under 1 billion dollars.

When they bought the team

  • An agreement for the Haslam family to purchase the Browns was reached in August 2012 and approved by NFL owners in October 2012.
  • The transaction closed later that month, officially transferring team control to the Haslams heading into the 2012 season’s second half.

Their broader sports footprint

  • Through Haslam Sports Group, the family also owns Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew, adding that club in a 2019 transaction.
  • Haslam interests have extended into other sports as well, including an ownership stake in the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and investments in esports ventures.

Financial snapshot

  • Recent valuations place the Cleveland Browns franchise at over 5 billion dollars, with Jimmy and Dee Haslam listed as owners in 2024 financial summaries.
  • That represents several-fold appreciation from the roughly 987 million dollars paid when they acquired the team in 2012.

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