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The NFL Draft might be held on the Nationwide Mall in 2027, President Donald Trump introduced Monday, with the expectation that greater than 1 million individuals will come to the occasion over the course of its three days.
Trump spoke to the correct of the Resolute Desk within the Oval Workplace of the White Home. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Washington Commanders crew proprietor Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser thanked the president for his cooperation in serving to to get the deal completed.
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A soccer introduced to President Donald Trump is pictured as Trump speaks throughout an occasion to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft might be held on the Nationwide Mall, within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, Monday, Could 5, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photograph)
“The draft has actually grow to be one of many nice leisure and sports activities occasions,” Goodell mentioned. “Over per week in the past in Inexperienced Bay, we had over 600,000 individuals attend. The yr earlier than, in Detroit, we had near 800,000. … We imagine we’ll be effectively over 1,000,000 after we come right here to D.C. in 2027.
“Not solely will we imagine it’s an excellent web site, we imagine it’s in step with what the president mentioned, which is investing in our communities and investing particularly right here within the nation’s capital. … We expect we will have an amazing impression on this neighborhood. It is not going to simply be an occasion. Will probably be one thing that can present the world how far the nation’s capital has come and the place it’s going.”
Washington Commanders proprietor Josh Harris, from left, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell watch as a soccer is introduced to President Donald Trump throughout an occasion to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft might be held on the Nationwide Mall, within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, Monday, Could 5, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photograph)
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Harris referred to as it a “nice day for Washington.” He introduced the president with a Commanders jersey and referred to as Trump the “final commander.”
The draft was, at one level, a everlasting fixture at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor in New York Metropolis. The occasion was held all in sooner or later. Nonetheless, because the NFL took the draft on the highway, the occasion moved to 3 days. Chicago hosted it in 2015-16 with Philadelphia and Dallas internet hosting it after that.
Goodell introduced the picks from dwelling within the 2020 draft due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cleveland, Las Vegas, Kansas Metropolis and Detroit had it after that.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell listens as President Donald Trump speaks throughout an occasion to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft might be held on the Nationwide Mall, within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, Monday, Could 5, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photograph)
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Pittsburgh would be the host web site subsequent yr.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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