May 23, 2013

Browns Granted 24-Hour Extension

December 3, 2009 by 23 Comments

At the strike of 4PM EST, the Cleveland Browns were to find out their fate regarding the broadcast of their upcoming game against the San Diego Chargers.  It looks like the thousands of remaining tickets did not sell, but the NFL has apparently given the team a 24-hour extension.

As of the extension, their are still a “few thousand” tickets still unsold.  Given that there was not a collective purchase of the seats prior to today as there were for the Monday night game against the Ravens, it appears that there will not be anyone coming to save the day for the 4PM kickoff this Sunday.

Earlier this year, extensions were granted for other NFL teams due to claims of poor economic conditions.  Given that a zero percent unemployment rate would not force fans to buy tickets for a 1-10 football team, the current extension seems superfluous.

The team has announced that several thousand tickets still remain for the December 27th game against Oakland as well as the January 3rd game against Jacksonville.

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  • AND BOOK IT

    To my knowledge, the NFL does not grant an extension without an agreement in place. Unwritten rule–they won’t embarrass themselves.

    Memory fails–but I’m pretty sure the NFL has never allowed an extension and then had the team fail to sell out. If it has happened, I’m sure somebody will correct me–but my understanding is that if an extension is given, it’s already a sellout. It’s now just a matter of how man fans get motivated to fork over the money to reduce the local TV partner & other sponsors’ commitment.

    In other words, somebody’s picking up the slack. No blackout this week, Browns fans.

  • Mustard

    it probably doesn’t help that everyone who already has a ticket is trying to give them away. Ahh, the smell of success. At least they can’t blackout radio while I drink.

  • MrCleaveland

    Come on, Scott, take one for your loyal readers. Scratch out a check for those remaining tickets.

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com Scott

    OABI – If any team is going to set precedence and embarrass the NFL, it this one.

  • mgbode

    i’m somewhat surprised that the Raiders game is sold out. it’s our best chance at a win the rest of the way and really the only likely one at home left. they are as pathetic as we are. they might be worse, actually. even on offense.

    consider:

    1. they are starting a QB who was Ken Dorsey’s backup just a year ago.

    2. Their franchise LT starts at LG for them (Robert Gallery).

    3. They are the only team in the NFL that we can argue has worse WRs than we do. We might not win the argument, but we can argue it.

    (receptions/yards/TDs)
    Heyward-Bey (9/124/1), Schilens(7/100/0), Murphy(19/283/2), Higgens(6/49/0)

    MoMass(26/485/1), Furrey(23/170/0), Stuckey(21/251/2), Cribbs(17/117/1)

  • mgbode

    I meant, ‘NOT’ sold out….sorry, I’m not able to type properly today.

  • http://www.livetocookathome.com Dave

    Think I can get them to buy my ticket back?

  • b

    So will we at least get a good game shown at 4 or do we get no football at all for being such horrible fans for not throwing good money at a 1-10 team with no direction? no way it sells out without help from sponsors/tv stations/the browns. as stated above, people holding tickets are selling them way under face, so who’s going to buy one at full price?

  • orangswine

    “OABI – If any team is going to set precedence and embarrass the NFL, it this one.”

    Scott – Absolutely agree with your intent there, but the NFL doesn’t grant the extension unless the team already has an agreement in place. If there wasn’t a guarantee to purchase the tickets, no extension–period. Once the extension is granted, it is, in reality, already a sellout–the only question at that point is how are sold to fans in the next 24hrs, lessening the sponsors’ commitment.

  • Joseph

    This is good for people going to the game, it means people from San Diego won’t be all over the stadium cheering for their team. That gets really annoying. Luckily it’s too far away and it’s too cold here.

  • Painesville

    Damn. And I was hoping to get something done this weekend, too.

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com Denny

    @ Mustard – the game may not be backed out, but you surely can be.

  • saggy

    i can honestly say that i still get excited to watch the browns on sundays. what’s wrong with me?

  • jimkanicki

    just wanted to giggle at braylon edwards somewhere.

    but seriously. so help me, i still think the guy will be a stud. but… MAN. DUDE! killing your team. RAC might still be coach if he hadn’t dropped that bomb last year against the ravens.

    and savage would still have been GM and god knows that draft would have panned out differently…

    just. wow. what a bad drop on national tv…..

  • saggy

    DID ANYONE JUST SEE BRAYLON DROP THAT BALL? WIDE OPEN AND A SURE TOUCHDOWN. HAHAHA!!!! i hate him.

  • Kevin

    Please, someone tell me they saw Braylon drop the wide open touchdown pass against the Bills just a minute ago.. and let out a nice little chuckle.

  • saggy

    Kevin, I am with you, dude.

  • bobby

    I could watch that drop/ Edwards reaction for hours. it was simply hilarious.

  • mgbode
  • Christina de Fays

    As of right now there are 139 day, 14 hours and 59 minutes until the NFL Draft…Even as the die hard fan that I am….I struggle with buying tickets! We are all well aware of my love for this team…but I just don’t think I can do it! I am SSSSOOOOO torn about the Steelers game. I WANT to go, but am so sick of the disappointment this year!

  • Tron

    Thank you mgbode, you just made my whole day. That Braylon drop was priceless.

  • Jay

    God help me. I still love you Cleveland Browns :(

  • joe in painesville

    So I am going to the game Sunday with my kid…. should be good, I was able to get seats 14 rows off the field for 15 bucks each…. now look, take advantage of what you could never do while you can, even if it doesn’t matter. At least Sand Diego will be fun to watch.