Jimmy Haslam's time as owner of the Cleveland Browns has not exactly been smooth. After buying the team last year, Haslam is now the center of an FBI investigation surrounding a Piloy Flying J owned by he and his family. As he works with the FBI on a fraud investigation, the Browns are busy trying to pick up and create a winning season in 2013. Haslam took time to apologize to Browns fans and promised to bring the city a winning football team.

Haslam was the featured speaker at an event Monday night in Ohio, his first public appearance since it was announced the FBI raided the headquarters of Pilot Flying J, a family owned business. The gas station truck stopped is being investigated for an alleged fraud scheme.

"I apologize to the city of Cleveland, Northeastern Ohio and all Browns fans because the last thing we ever wanted to do as a new owner was detract from football and the Browns and just what a great football area this is, and so I apologize for that. We feel badly about it and we're very comfortable we'll work through this situation," Haslam said.

Haslam would not address questions regarding the investigation. The FBI is accusing members of the Pilot truck stop's sale team of withholding rebates on gasoline in an effort to boost company profits. The company was originally founded by his father 54 years ago. He stressed that he is working with investigators to get the issue taken care of and is doing all that he can to gain the trust back of loyal Pilot J customers.

Haslam praised the work done by new head coach Rob Chudzinki during the NFL Draft. He feels confident in the team's selections and has promised fans they will have a football team that is competitive.

"I want to win because we're competitive and anybody that's competitive wants to win, but having been in this area, I want to win more for you all, the fans of Cleveland, because I've never seen fan support like this in the Cleveland area. It's incredible. I pledge to you we're going to do anything we possibly can to bring a winner to Cleveland and Northeast Ohio because this area deserves it."

Haslam understands that a team that has won just 14 games in three years will not move on to winning 14 games in one year, but he believes by 2014, the team will be where they need to be.