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Browns fans can teach Indians fans about keeping teams in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, OHIO - APRIL 11: A general view of Progressive Field prior to a game between the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers on April 11, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

The Progressive Field lease is up for renewal in 2023, but can Browns fans teach their baseball friends something about keeping a franchise where it is?

Not that Indians fans need any advice from Cleveland Browns fans, but as it becomes time to renew the lease for Progressive Field in 2023, it might be worth reviewing the process to make sure that there is no repeat of the unfortunate situation that developed between the City and Art Modell, who wound up pulling up stakes and moving the team to Baltimore.