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Detroit to Host the NFL Draft in 2024

Anne Erickson March 28th, 2022
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 09: Tracy Walker III #21 of the Detroit Lions celebrates after an interception against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Ford Field on January 09, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

The NFL has announced that’s it’s picked the Detroit Lions’ bid to host the 2024 NFL draft. Detroit was the winner, beating out Green Bay and Washington D.C. for the choice.

This is a move that’s been five years in the making, as the Lions have been asking to bring the NFL draft to downtown Detroit.

Then Kansas City was tapped for the 2023 draft.

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