The 2017 NFL draft will be in Philadelphia.
The league announced today that Philadelphia and NFL officials will have a joint announcement at City Hall tomorrow. Although the league hasn’t officially announced that Philly is the draft host, it’s obvious that is what will be announced, after months of reports that Philadelphia was the front-runner for the 2017 draft.
After hosting the draft in New York City for decades, the NFL moved it to Chicago for the last two years. Now the league is looking to turn the draft into a traveling road show that will draw big crowds across the country. Several NFL teams have said they want to host the draft in their towns.
One drawback to Philadelphia as the 2017 host is that the Eagles don’t have a first-round pick, after sending their 2017 first-rounder to Cleveland in the Carson Wentz trade. That might dampen some local interest in the draft, but the NFL still thinks Philadelphia will be a good host.