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The NFL draft will be held in National Mall in 2027, President Donald Trump announced on Monday with the expectation that more than 1 million people will come to the event over his three days.
Trump spoke to the right of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Washington Commander’s Team -Owner Josh Harris and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser thanked the president for his collaboration to help get the deal done.
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A football presented to President Donald Trump is depicted as Trump speaks during an event to announce that the NFL draft in 2027 will be held in National Mall, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday 5 May 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
“The draft has really become one of the big entertainment and sporting events,” Goodell said. “Over a week ago in Green Bay we had over 600,000 people to participate. The year before we had in Detroit close to 800,000 … We think we will be well over a million when we get hit to DC in 2027.
“Not only do we think it is a great place we think it is in line with what the president said, investing in our society and investing specifically here in the country’s capital. … We think we can have a huge impact on this society. It will not just be an event. It will be something that will show the world, how far the nation’s capital has come and where it goes.”
Washington Commanders -Owner Josh Harris from Left and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell Watch as football is presented to President Donald Trump during an event to announce that the NFL draft in 2027 will be held in National Mall, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday 5 May 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
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Harris called it a “great day for Washington.” He presented the president to a commander Jersey and called Trump the “Ultimate Commander.”
The draft was at one point a permanent fixture in Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The event was held all in one day. However, when the NFL took the draft on the road, the event moved to three days. Chicago hosted it in 2015-16 with Philadelphia and Dallas, who hosted it after that.
Goodell announced elections from home in the 2020 draft because of the coronavirus -pandemic. Cleveland, Las Vegas, Kansas City and Detroit had it after that.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell listens when President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce that the 2027 NFL draft will be held in National Mall, in the Oval Office of the White House, on Monday, May 5, 2025 in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Pittsburgh will be the host site next year.
