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Detroit selected to host NFL Draft for first time in 2024

West Palm Beach, Fla. — The NFL Draft is coming to Detroit. After pushing to land the event the past several years, the city has been awarded hosting rights for the 2024 event.

Held in New York City from 1965-2014, the league opted to make the draft a traveling event after outgrowing Radio City Music Hall. After a two-year stint in Chicago, the draft has since been held in Philadelphia (2017), Dallas (2018), Nashville (2019) and Cleveland (2021).

This year's draft will originate from Las Vegas, which was supposed to host in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to be held virtually.