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Many Baltimore fans, who are still bitter about the Colts football team moving from Baltimore to Indianapolis in 1984, along with many of the Colts' former players, view the pre-1984 Baltimore Colts organization and the Ravens as one continuous entity. In fact, the old Colts marching band became part of the Ravens organization. However, the NFL doesn't support this notion, as it recognizes the Baltimore and Indianapolis Colts as one franchise. On November 6, 1995, then-Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced his intention to move the team to Baltimore, citing the inadequacy of Cleveland Stadium and the lack of a sufficient replacement along with his heavy debt. The decision triggered a flurry of legal activity that ended when representatives of Cleveland and the NFL reached a settlement on February 8, 1996. It stipulated that the Browns' name, colors, and history of the franchise were to remain in Cleveland. A reactivated Cleveland Browns team would then begin play in 1999, while the relocated club would technically and legally be a new expansion team, the Ravens. The team's name comes from the famous poem, "The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe, who spent the latter part of his life until his death in Baltimore. M&T Bank Stadium is the home to the Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore's National Football League franchise. Opened in 1998, M&T Bank Stadium is one of the newest and most state-of-the-art stadiums built. M&T Bank Stadium was formerly known as Ravens Stadium, then PSINet Stadium in 1999 after ISP PSINet acquired naming rights. It then reverted back to being called Ravens Stadium in 2002 when PSINet filed for bankruptcy. In 2003 M&T Bank acquired naming rights to the stadium. Two other companies were in the running to be granted naming rights to the stadium; they were reportedly, Nextel and CarMax.
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