The Baltimore Colts played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Team owner Robert Irsay wanted the city to pay for upgrades, but no progress was made. The matter continued to escalate, and Irsay negotiated a back-door deal with the city of Indianapolis to relocate the team. On March 28, 1984, the franchise abruptly packed up its things in the middle of the night on moving trucks and relocated. Baltimore would remain without an NFL team until 1996 when the Cleveland Browns relocated and became known as the Baltimore Ravens.