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Minneapolis submits bid to host 2028 NFL Draft

By Thomson Reuters Mar 25, 2026 | 11:04 AM

Minneapolis has submitted a formal bid to host the 2028 ​NFL Draft ‌at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Wendy Blackshaw, president and CEO of the Minnesota Sports and ‌Events ​Commission, confirmed ⁠the bid ⁠to ESPN on Wednesday.

The draft is taking place in Pittsburgh next ​month and in Washington, D.C., in 2027.

The ⁠NFL typically ⁠selects a site ​about two years out, ​so Minneapolis could receive ‌an answer soon, per ESPN.

After being staged in New York ⁠every year from 1965-2014, the draft has taken place in ⁠Chicago (2015-16), ‌Philadelphia (2017), Arlington, ⁠Texas (2018), Nashville, Tenn. (2019), ​Cleveland (2021), ‌Las Vegas (2022), Kansas ​City (2023), Detroit (2024) ⁠and Green Bay, Wis. (2025).

There was a virtual draft in 2020 due to the pandemic.

–Field Level ​Media