Trump Announces Nfl Draft To Take Place On National Mall With More Than 1 Million People Expected To Visit

The NFL Draft will beryllium held connected nan National Mall successful 2027, President Donald Trump announced Monday, pinch nan anticipation that much than 1 cardinal group will travel to nan arena complete nan people of its 3 days.

Trump said to nan correct of nan Resolute Desk successful nan Oval Office of nan White House. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Washington Commanders squad proprietor Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser thanked nan president for his practice successful helping to get nan woody done.

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A shot presented to President Donald Trump is pictured arsenic Trump speaks during an arena to denote that nan 2027 NFL Draft will beryllium held connected nan National Mall, successful nan Oval Office of nan White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, successful Washington.  (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

"The draught has really go 1 of nan awesome intermezo and sports events," Goodell said. "Over a week agone successful Green Bay, we had complete 600,000 group attend. The twelvemonth before, successful Detroit, we had adjacent to 800,000. … We judge we’ll beryllium good complete a cardinal erstwhile we travel present to D.C. successful 2027.

"Not only do we judge it’s a awesome site, we judge it’s accordant pinch what nan president said, which is investing successful our communities and investing specifically present successful nan nation’s capital. … We deliberation we tin person a tremendous effect connected this community. It will not conscionable beryllium an event. It will beryllium thing that will show nan world really acold nan nation’s superior has travel and wherever it’s going."

Washington Commanders proprietor Josh Harris, from left, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell watch arsenic a shot is presented to President Donald Trump during an arena to denote that nan 2027 NFL Draft will beryllium held connected nan National Mall, successful nan Oval Office of nan White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, successful Washington.  (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

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Harris called it a "great time for Washington." He presented nan president pinch a Commanders jersey and called Trump nan "ultimate commander."

The draught was, astatine 1 point, a imperishable fixture astatine Radio City Music Hall successful New York City. The arena was held each successful 1 day. However, arsenic the NFL took nan draft on nan road, nan arena moved to 3 days. Chicago hosted it successful 2015-16 pinch Philadelphia and Dallas hosting it aft that.

Goodell announced nan picks from location successful nan 2020 draught because of nan coronavirus pandemic. Cleveland, Las Vegas, Kansas City and Detroit had it aft that.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell listens arsenic President Donald Trump speaks during an arena to denote that nan 2027 NFL Draft will beryllium held connected nan National Mall, successful nan Oval Office of nan White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, successful Washington.  (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

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Pittsburgh will beryllium nan big tract adjacent year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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