Cowboys named host of 2018 NFL Draft
The NFL draft is on the move again, and this time it's heading south to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
The Dallas Cowboys will host the 2018 NFL Draft, the league announced Wednesday.
The three-day draft will be held from April 26 to 28 at AT&T Stadium, a 100,000-seat facility built in 2009. It will be the first draft held inside a team's stadium.
The draft was held in New York City for more than 50 years before it moved to Chicago in 2015 and 2016. The event moved to Philadelphia, outdoors on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in April.
The draft had an economic impact of nearly $95 million in Philadelphia, leading multiple cities to bid to host the event.
"Philadelphia raised the bar by taking the draft to another level, and this new opportunity in Dallas will enable us to continue the event's evolution and grow it even further," commissioner Roger Goodell said.
Minnesota, Houston, Kansas City, Green Bay, Denver, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, and Canton, Ohio all expressed interest in hosting future drafts.