The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
Browns announce ticket price increase for ’23
Talk about bad timing. On the same day news broke about Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam spending $875 million to buy 25% ownership in the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, the Browns informed season ticket holders of a ticket price increase for the 2023 season.
A news release from the team noted the following:
• Browns fans may purchase season tickets from a variety of accessible price points starting as low as $60 per game, which marks only a $5 increase compared to 2022.
*Approximately 40% of the entire stadium will increase by only $5 per game while roughly 70% is being adjusted by $10 or less per game.
• Nearly 50% of non-club and non-premium locations will change by $5 per game, including 86% of the upper bowl, while nearly 80% of non-premium seats will change by $10 or less per game.
“Our continual focus is to provide affordable seating options and multiple payment plans that meet every Browns fan’s individual needs,” the Haslam Sports Group said in a statement. “For the 2023 season, fans will see an enhanced commitment to our gameday experience through new innovations in food and beverage amenities, club spaces,
field level seating and merchandise.
“In addition, our season ticket members will experience more exclusive member benefits throughout the year, including unique events, gifting and gameday discounts. We are excited to take on the challenge of creating the best fan experience in the NFL at a ticket price that falls below the average of our peers throughout the league. After extensive pricing analytics throughout each seating section at FirstEnergy Stadium, we were encouraged to be able to retain that distinction for the best fans in the NFL.”
The Browns will host nine regular season games in 2023. Their opponents will be the Bengals, Ravens, Steelers, Jaguars, Jets, Titans, 49ers, Bears and Cardinals. The schedule will be announced in May.
Fans can visit the team’s website at clevelandbrowns. com, Browns Mobile App or call 440-824-3434 for more information on placing wait list deposits for upcoming seasons. An announcement of when single-game tickets will go on sale will be announced at a later date.
Coaching changes
The Browns announced two additions to Kevin Stefanski’s coaching staff and also shuffled six coaches on the 2022 staff to other assignments:
• Ephraim Banda is the Browns’ new safeties coach. He coached at the college level since 2011 with stops at his alma mater Incarnate Word, Texas, Mississippi State, Miami and Utah State.
• Bill Musgrave, 55, has been hired as a senior offensive assistant. He coached 12 years as an NFL offensive coordinator and was the offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach for California the last three years. Alex Van Pelt remains the Browns’ offensive coordinator.
• Riley Hecklinski has been named a coordinator of coaching logistics after serving as a scouting assistant with the Browns since 2020.
• Former assistant defensive backs coach Brandon Lynch has been named the cornerbacks coach. Lynch enters his fourth season with the Browns.
• Kevin Rogers, who has been on Stefanski’s staff as a senior offensive assistant since 2020, has been moved into a senior assistant/special projects role. He has been in the NFL for nine seasons.
• Ashton Grant, who was an offensive quality control coach last season, will now serve as offensive assistant/ quarterbacks.
• Callie Brownson, who was the Chief of Staff and assistant wide receivers coach last season, has moved into a full-time role as the assistant wide receivers coach, where she’ll continue to work with Chad O’Shea, the wide receivers coach/pass game coordinator. Brownson will be in her fourth season on Stefanski’s staff.
• Former run game coordinator Ben Bloom has been moved to defensive line coach and will enter his sixth season with the Browns.