Behind the scenes of FirstEnergy Stadium deal
Chuck Jones, president of FirstEnergy Utilities, talks about the naming rights deal for FirstEnergy Stadium Home of the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday in Akron. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)
An artist rendering of the facade on Cleveland Browns Stadium which will now be known as FirstEnergy Stadium after the company acquired the naming rights in a deal with the team which was announced on Tuesday.
Jim Ross, outgoing VP of business development brokered the First Energy stadium naming deal with the Cleveland Browns and was photographed in his office at the Cleveland Browns Training Facility on Friday, January 18, 2013 in Berea, Ohio. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
Chuck Jones, president of FirstEnergy Utilities, shows off a autographed Cleveland Browns helmut in his office on Wednesday, in Akron. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)
FirstEnergy Corp. President and CEO Tony Alexander and Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam greet each other at the start of the press conference to announce the stadium naming rights deal on Tuesday Jan. 15, 2013. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam answers questions from media members about entering into a stadium naming rights deal with FirstEnergy Corp. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)
