![]() ![]() "We are excited to be partnering with the city of Detroit and the NFL to bring the 2024 NFL Draft to Detroit," Detroit Lions President and CEO Rod Wood said in the release. It will be the first time Detroit hosts the draft, which took place in New York City until the NFL began rotating sites in 2015. In March 2022, the NFL announced that Detroit had been selected to host the 2024 edition of the seven-round professional football league draft. "Next year's NFL Draft is going be an incredible opportunity for hundreds of thousands of visitors to see the progress our city is making." "Detroiters have shown many times our ability to put on highly successful national events and we will be ready again to welcome the world next April," Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said in the release. "Planning will intensify and we will continue to collaborate with the city of Detroit, the Detroit Lions, Downtown Detroit Partnership and other key stakeholders to ensure the event creates a beneficial lasting legacy for all members of our community."Īs part of the three-day event, the NFL Draft Experience - the league's interactive football theme park - will give fans a free opportunity to take part in games, enjoy interactive exhibits, musical performances and autograph sessions, and take pictures with the Vince Lombardi Trophy. "Fans locally and across the nation can now mark their calendars and plan their visit for a celebration of football and Detroit hospitality," Visit Detroit President and CEO Claude Molinari said in a news release. The 2024 NFL Draft will take place April 25-27 in the area around Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit, Visit Detroit announced Thursday. ![]()
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