How the Browns' spectacular new stadium offers a unique fan experience
The Browns will offer fans a rare opportunity with the seating setup in their new stadium.
The Cleveland Browns will be heading to a new stadium in Brook Park, Ohio, with plans to open in 2029. And once it opens, the "first-of-its-kind" stadium will offer an experience unlike any other for fans attending the games. HKS Architects, the firm helping design the new Huntington Bank Field for the franchise, released renders earlier this week of the stadium, along with new information on the venue's capacity and seating.
And one eye-catching feature of the stadium already has fans excited. A new home for the @Browns and the Dawg Pound. A first-of-its-kind venue for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.
Opening in 2029, Huntington Bank Field will elevate the fan experience for everyone and is designed for the ultimate homefield advantage: https://t. co/7DrUujb4EL pic. twitter.
com/lXfKe1sZf1 ā HKS Architects (@HKSArchitects) March 18, 2026 According to the description from HKS, the stadium design is actually set to "extend 80 feet below ground level," while seating will be positioned lower and closer to the field than any other venue in the NFL, with the first row seats 16 feet from the field and the furthest seating only 248 feet from the field. The stadium is also set to include 'standing-rail seats' for the Dawg Pound on the northeast end of the venue, with the seating section spanning the end zone at a 34-degree rake, designed to "create a powerful wall of sound. " HKS also says that the stadium is designed to "create a competitive edge and extraordinary fan experience" in every facet ā and it's hard to argue against it living up to the latter goal.