DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Lions beat out the likes of Green Bay and Washington D.C. to serve as the host of the 2024 National Football League Draft.
The draft has moved city to city in recent years. The 2022 NFL Draft is slated for Las Vegas. In 2023, it will be in Kansas City.
According to NFL.com, the Detroit draft event will be centered in a revitalized downtown. The area around Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza will serve as the draft and the NFL Draft Experience event site.
“The draft has become a prominent offseason event across the country, and we are excited to work with the Lions and their partners to bring the 2024 NFL Draft to the Motor City,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “With the help of Visit Detroit, the Detroit Sports Commission, and the City of Detroit the Lions passionate fan base and all visitors will be treated to an incredible three-day experience.”
Lions principal owner and chair Sheila Hamp said the three-day event will be a great opportunity to put Detroit in the national spotlight.
“Very excited about showing off the city for a million reasons,” Hamp said. “It’s been a city that is sometimes overlooked or disparaged for certain reasons. But we all know better, those of us who are there. All the wonderful things that are happening there. So, we’re very excited to show the world what we’re all about.”
The news comes hours after the Detroit Lions were announced as the featured club of the HBO docuseries Hard Knocks during the 2022 training camp.
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