BEREA, Ohio - The Browns, the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission announced Thursday they have partnered in an attempt to bring the 2019 or 2020 NFL Draft to Northeast Ohio.
The group formally applied last week, according to a release from the Browns.
If chosen, Cleveland and Canton would host the three-day NFL Draft to Northeast Ohio and celebrate the league's 100th season in 2019 or centennial in 2020 after its establishment in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 20, 1920.
"Since even before the establishment of the NFL nearly 100 years ago and the legacies of household names like Jim Brown, Paul Brown, Otto Graham and Lou Groza, Northeast Ohio has been rooted in football and NFL history and has been dedicated to developing the sport we love at all levels of competition, " said Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam in a statement.