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===Renovations=== In 2013, Browns owner [[Jimmy Haslam]] announced a modernization project for the stadium. The project included two phases that took place during the NFL offseasons in 2014 and 2015. Phase one included improving the audio system, installing new scoreboards three times the size of the original scoreboards and at the time the fourth largest in an NFL stadium, as well as adding more seats to the lower bowl.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alec Scheiner Outlines FirstEnergy Stadium Renovation|url=http://www.ohio.com/blogs/cleveland-browns/cleveland-browns-1.270107/video-browns-president-alec-scheiner-outlines-firstenergy-stadium-renovation-during-media-tour-1.496420|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal|access-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref> Phase two included [[Concession (contract)|concession]] improvements, upgrades to technology connectivity, graphics throughout the stadium, and enhancing the premium suites. The renovations reduced the stadium's capacity to approximately 68,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2013/11/cleveland_browns_renovations_f.html |title=Cleveland Browns reveal 2-year FirstEnergy Stadium modernization proposal |date=November 13, 2013 |work=Cleveland.com |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref> The total cost of the renovations was estimated at $120 million with the city of Cleveland paying $30 million over 15 years and the Browns covering the rest of the cost.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland City Council approves financing for upgrades to FirstEnergy Stadium |url=http://www.cleveland.com/cityhall/index.ssf/2013/11/cleveland_city_council_approve_5.html |date=November 25, 2016 |author=Atassi, Leila |work=Cleveland.com |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>
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