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Report: President Trump to announce Washington as the host of the 2027 NFL draft

The NFL draft is finally coming to Washington, D.C. According to a report from Axios, President Donald Trump will announce that the District of Columbia will host the 2027 NFL draft, likely on the National Mall.

Washington Commanders' managing partner Josh Harris and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will join Trump at the White House for Monday's announcement.

This comes one week after the Commanders reached a deal with Washington, D.C., to build a new stadium on the RFK Stadium campus. Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser held a joint press conference, where Goodell joined them.