Washington will host 2027 NFL Draft on the National Mall

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks on stage during the first round of the NFL Draft, Thursday, April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Tyler Kaufman/AP

WASHINGTON — The 2027 NFL Draft is heading to the nation’s capital on the National Mall, President Donald Trump said Monday, bringing the widely popular event back to Washington for the first time in more than eight decades.

After word of Washington getting the draft two years from now surfaced Sunday night, Trump made the formal announcement in the Oval Office flanked by Commissioner Roger Goodell, Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

“I don’t think there’s ever been anything like that,” Trump said. “It’s…