N.F.L. Draft Is Like Super Bowl for City of Detroit

N.F.L. Draft Is Like Super Bowl for City of Detroit - The New York Times

The draft does not require extensive public subsidies, hotels and security. It is also held in late April, when weather is less of a concern, even in cities ...

NYTimes - For Detroit, the NFL Draft Is Like a Super Bowl - Reddit

(Detroit) officials expect that being the site of this year's draft, which begins on Thursday, will provide an economic jolt, though how much of ...

NFL draft's best host yet? Detroit raised the bar in 2024 - USA Today

The bidding for the draft now resembles the bids the NFL draws for awarding Super Bowls. Since the NFL moved the draft out of New York following ...

How Detroit landed the 2024 NFL draft, and what it means

Wood mentioned it possibly helping bring events like the NFL Combine to Detroit in the future if it moves, while saying a Super Bowl is ...

N.F.L. Draft Is Like Super Bowl for City of Detroit | AllSides

When the N.F.L. took its college draft on the road a decade ago, its first stops were Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas, three of the ...

Why is the draft in Detroit? How NFL chose the host city for 2024 ...

The league has implemented a Super Bowl-like bidding process for cities to host draft festivities since the 2015 season. As a result ...

NFL Draft is a showcase not only for players, but for Detroit and its ...

In some cities, hosting the NFL Draft is just that — a fun, unique three-day event that has toured the country since 2016. For Detroit ...

NFL Draft: Motor City's Big Moment - Front Office Sports

Detroit will host the NFL draft between Thursday and Saturday, an event that is estimated to bring more than 300,000 fans, and one marking one ...

NFL Draft in Detroit: A Big Catch with a Bigger Impact

“The NFL Draft is going to do more for our city in terms of economic activity and its national image than any single event in Detroit's history, ...

Mayor Mike Duggan, 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Ford Piquette Plant ...

Detroit looks a lot different today than it did in 2006 when the city hosted Super Bowl XL. To prepare for the Super Bowl, fake storefronts were created in ...

Economic impact of Detroit's NFL draft could rival that of Super Bowl

Detroit officials are anticipating a big economic impact for local businesses next spring when the city hosts the 2024 NFL draft.

NFL Draft Expected to Have Huge Economic Impact for Detroit

The NFL makes this program available to businesses in cities where large league events like the Super Bowl and draft are held. Business ...

Can Detroit transit handle NFL draft crowds? Lessons from Super ...

Metro Detroit has hosted two Super Bowl events — one at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1982 and one in 2006 at Ford Field. The 1980s are too long ago ...

NFL Draft: Football's boomtown is Detroit - Yahoo Sports

The city had more players from its high schools than any other on NFL opening-day rosters last season. Here are the reasons for the growth ...

The Crowd At The NFL Draft In Detroit Is Insane: PHOTOS | OutKick

After holding the Draft in New York City for many years, the NFL decided to spread the love and allow cities to vie for hosting duties similarly ...

Mayor Mike Duggan | Detroit just hosted the largest NFL Draft in ...

... Super Bowl, crime is down and our population is growing. Lots of cities should be like Detroit. And we did it all without Trump's help.".

Scenes from a sports-centric celebration of Detroit during the NFL Draft

Day one of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday was a 12-hour celebration of the city of Detroit. ... downtown was like nothing like they've ever seen.

The inside story: Everything Detroit did to prepare for the NFL Draft

“Success in hosting major events is a lot like success on the football field; it takes a complete team effort," said Christopher Moyer, ...

2024 NFL Draft attendance record set with more than 700,000 fans ...

The 2024 NFL Draft has a new attendance record after more than 700000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event.

Mayor Mike Duggan - X.com

Detroit just hosted the largest NFL Draft in history, the Tigers are back in the playoffs, the Lions are headed to the Super Bowl, ...