Editing Huntington Bank Field (section)

===Stadium naming===
[[File:Firstenergy stadium logo image.svg|thumb|left|Logo used from 2013 to 2023]]
[[File:Cleveland Browns Stadium logo.png|thumb|left|Logo used from 2023 to 2024]]
The city specifically chose not to sell the [[naming rights]] to the stadium itself, which is highly unusual for major American stadiums built in recent years. However, it instead sold the naming rights to each of the facility's four main entrance gates. Originally, the gates were named for [[National City Corp.|National City Bank]], Steris Corp., CoreComm Inc., and the [[Cleveland Clinic]] Sports Health.<ref>{{cite news |first=Eric|last=Mitchell|title=Browns not selling stadium naming rights, but gates are another story|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1999/07/19990705/No-Topic-Name/Browns-Not-Selling-Stadium-Naming-Rights-But-Gates-Are-Another-Story.aspx|work=[[Sports Business Journal]]|date=July 5, 1999|access-date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> The arrangement was later discontinued, though has since been partially restored. As of the 2022 season, the southwest gate is sponsored by [[Meijer]], the southeast gate is sponsored by  [[University Hospitals of Cleveland]], and the northeast gate by Electronic Merchant Systems.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find your seat |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/tickets/find-seat |year=2023 |work=ClevelandBrowns.com |publisher=[[Cleveland Browns]] |access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref>

[[Randy Lerner]] sold the Browns to [[Jimmy Haslam]], CEO of truck stop chain [[Pilot Flying J]], in August 2012. Before the deal officially closed in October 2012, Haslam announced he would sell the stadium's naming rights. Haslam effectively ruled out his family business as buying the naming rights, mentioning that he had received offers for the naming rights, and that none of them are based in his home state of [[Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pilot won't buy naming rights for FirstEnergy Stadium |url=http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/sports/football/browns/pilot-wont-buy-naming-rights-for-cleveland-browns-stadium |publisher=Newsnet5.com |access-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814214843/http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/sports/football/browns/pilot-wont-buy-naming-rights-for-cleveland-browns-stadium |archive-date=August 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cspnet.com/news/corporate/articles/update-pilot-flying-js-haslam-buys-cleveland-browns |title=UPDATE: Pilot Flying J's Haslam Buys Cleveland Browns |publisher=Cspnet.com |access-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref> On January 14, 2013, it was reported that the naming rights were sold to [[FirstEnergy]] Corporation, the [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]]-based electric utility serving most of northeastern Ohio.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8844636/cleveland-browns-sell-stadium-naming-rights-according-reports |title=Browns to sell stadium naming rights |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=January 14, 2013 |access-date=January 15, 2013}}</ref> The Browns announced the following day that the stadium would be renamed "FirstEnergy Stadium, Home of the Cleveland Browns", with the deal getting official [[Cleveland City Council]] approval on February 15, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |author=Naymik, Mark|date=March 8, 2013|title=Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has spell over football fans and politicians alike |url=http://www.cleveland.com/naymik/index.ssf/2013/03/browns_owner_jimmy_haslam_has.html |newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=Cleveland Live LLC |access-date=May 6, 2013 |quote=Sweeney let the naming-rights deal pass on February 15...}}</ref> Ironically, the stadium's power is actually generated and paid for through the city's power utility, [[Cleveland Public Power]], instead of FirstEnergy.<ref name=contract>{{cite news |title=Mike Polensek says utility First Energy will have its name on a stadium powered by the city's electric company |url=http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2013/jan/22/mike-polensek/mike-polensek-says-utility-first-energy-will-have-/ |date=January 22, 2013 |author=Feran, Tom |work=Politifact Ohio |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>

Because of the [[Ohio nuclear bribery scandal]] and FirstEnergy's involvement in it, Cleveland City Council passed a resolution in June 2022 to urge FirstEnergy to relinquish its naming rights.<ref>{{cite news |title=City Council passes resolution for FirstEnergy to remove name from Browns stadium |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/browns/city-council-passes-resolution-for-firstenergy-to-remove-name-from-browns-stadium |date=June 6, 2022 |website=News5Cleveland.com |author=Shaw, Courtney |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref> At the time, the Browns nor FirstEnergy motioned that the agreement would be revoked.<ref>{{cite news |title=Browns sticking by FirstEnergy; Cleveland City Council votes to have name removed |url=https://www.news-herald.com/2022/06/07/browns-sticking-by-firstenergy-cleveland-city-council-votes-to-have-name-removed/ |date=June 7, 2022 |author=Schudel, Jeff |newspaper=[[The News-Herald (Ohio)|The News-Herald]]|access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref> The Browns then announced on April 13, 2023, that the team and FirstEnergy had come to an agreement to immediately terminate the naming rights deal, restoring the stadium's original moniker.<ref>{{cite news |title=FirstEnergy and Cleveland Browns Mutually Agree to End Stadium Naming Rights Agreement |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/firstenergy-and-cleveland-browns-mutually-agree-to-end-stadium-naming-rights-agr |date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=April 13, 2023 |work=ClevelandBrowns.com}}</ref> The original agreement was set to expire in 2029.<ref name=contract/>

Haslam Sports Group announced on September 3, 2024, they had sold naming rights to [[Huntington Bank]], based in [[Columbus, Ohio]], in a 20-year partnership agreement. If the team eventually moves to a new stadium elsewhere in the region, the naming rights will follow the team to the new facility.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland Browns and Huntington Bank announce 20-year partnership, includes stadium naming rights |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/browns/huntington-bank-field-stadium-name|date=September 3, 2024 |website=News5Cleveland.com |access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref>