Philadelphia hosting 2017 NFL draft, even if Eagles have no first-rounder? (Shutdown Corner)

First things first: Philadelphia gets a bit of a bad rap.

So if the reports are true that Philly will host the 2017 NFL draft, we should not assume that Myles Garrett or Leonard Fournette or Deshaun Watson automatically will have batteries chucked at their heads.

Donovan McNabb was not the preferred choice of Eagles fans, who booed him in New York during the 1999 NFL draft (Ezra O. Shaw /Allsport/Getty Images)Pennsylvania Rep. Bob Brady told the Philadelphia Daily News that the city would host the draft. The city to this point has said not so fast, and the NFL isn’t confirming any deals. But Brady indicates that the mayor has pledged $5 million to host the three-day event, which has taken…