Trump to announce NFL Draft's DC destination: reports

The Washington Commanders volition reportedly big the 2027 NFL Draft successful Washington, D.C., arsenic the enactment gears up to physique a caller stadium successful the nation’s capital.

President Donald Trump is expected to marque the announcement connected Monday, according to aggregate reports.

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell motions connected signifier during the 2nd circular of the NFL shot draught connected Friday, April 25, 2025 successful Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Commanders squad proprietor Josh Harris had thought of bringing the draught to the National Mall astatine slightest erstwhile implicit the adjacent fewer years. He revealed his imagination successful August arsenic helium worked connected securing the aged RFK Stadium tract arsenic the team’s caller home.

"Think astir the thought of having — and I’m not breaking quality here, it’s not done yet — but deliberation astir a draught connected the Mall, and however breathtaking that would be, for the metropolis of Washington, for the NFL," Harris said astatine the time. "Everyone sees that, and evidently there’s a batch of complexity to it with the Park Service ... but I judge it volition happen, and it’s a question of when."

It appears the imagination is person to reality.

President Donald Trump, right, speaks during an lawsuit celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles, the 2025 Super Bowl champions, astatine the White House connected April 28, 2025 successful Washington, D.C. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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The draught was conscionable held successful Green Bay past week. The NFL’s smallest marketplace hosted much than 600,000 fans implicit the 3 days.

The draught was, astatine 1 point, a imperishable fixture astatine Radio City Music Hall successful New York City. The lawsuit was held each successful 1 day. However, arsenic the NFL took the draught connected the road, the lawsuit moved to 3 days. Chicago hosted it successful 2015-16 with Philadelphia and Dallas hosting it aft that.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the picks from location successful the 2020 draught due to the fact that of the coronavirus pandemic. Cleveland, Las Vegas, Kansas City and Detroit had it aft that.

Washington Commanders controlling proprietor Josh Harris, from left, signs a helmet on with District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, aft an announcement astir a caller location for the NFL shot squad connected the tract of the aged RFK Stadium connected Monday, April 28, 2025 astatine the National Press Club successful Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Pittsburgh volition big it successful 2026.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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