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2016 NFL Draft: Chicago selected as host city

The 2016 NFL Draft will be staying in Chicago, Illinois for at least one more year.

Announced last week, the city of Chicago, which hosted the 2015 NFL Draft, will continue to host until the NFL introduces a new bidding approach in selecting the host city of the NFL Draft for future years.

The decision to host in Chicago during the 2015 NFL Draft broke the historical tie the NFL had to Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Radio City Music Hall hosted the draft from 1964-2014.

Chicago raised the bar in many ways, including building a massive “draft town” that over 200,000 people visited.