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City of Cleveland Announces Replacement For Downtown Cleveland Banner

The City of Cleveland Planning Commission early on Friday finally unveiled what is going in place of the LeBron James banner outside the Q and down the street

The City of Cleveland Planning Commission early on Friday finally unveiled what is going in place of the LeBron James banner outside the Q and down the street from Progressive Field.

The design doesn't feature a player, but instead features one of the guardians of the Hope Memorial Bridge that connects Lorain and Carnegie.

The saying on the bridge is "All for The Land," and has logos on it - the Cavs and the logo for Destination Cleveland. The Browns and Indians logos or any representation is nowhere to be found.

There was a lot of debate among fans about what should be featured on the banner with James now playing in Los Angeles. There was a push for Indians SS Francisco Lindor to be featured at one point, and Browns fans thought it might be a good idea to put some sort of representation of their team on the banner.

Instead it will be neither, and

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Matt Loede
MATT LOEDE

Matt Loede has been a part of the Cleveland Sports Media for 26 years, with experience covering Major League Baseball, the NBA & NFL and even high school and college events. He has been a part of the daily media covering the Cleveland Indians since the opening of Jacobs/Progressive Field in 1994, and spent two and a half years covering the team for 92.3FM The Fan, and covers them daily for Associated Press Radio. You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattLoede

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