|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
2024 NFL
Draft
attendance
record
set with
more
than
700,000
fans
attending
the
event in
Detroit.
(Photo
by
Montez
Miller/Tell
Us
Detroit) |
|
|
Detroit
sets NFL
Draft
attendance
record
at 700K+
fans
By HB
Meeks
Tell Us
USA News
Network
tellususa.com
DETROIT
- Over
700,000
fans
attended
the 2024
NFL
Draft in
Detroit,
which
broke
Nashville's
attendance
record
of
600,000
fans in
2019.
The
draft
took
place
over
three
days,
with the
fourth
through
seventh
rounds
being
selected
on the
final
day.
Governor
Gretchen
Whitmer
announced
the news
on
Saturday
at
Campus
Martius
Park.
Detroit
drew a
record
275,000
people
on
Thursday
for the
first
round
and
550,000
fans
through
the
second
round,
breaking
Day 1
and 2
attendance
records
set in
Nashville
five
years
ago as
part of
the
league's
decade-long
tour
around
the
country.
The NFL
did not
charge
fans to
attend
the
event in
Detroit,
but the
influx
of
visitors
and area
residents
generated
over
$160
million
in
economic
impact
for the
city.
Former
Lions
running
back
Billy
Sims
sold
barbecue
from his
restaurant
under a
tent on
a
sidewalk
along
Woodward
Avenue
on
Saturday.
He
expressed
his
satisfaction
with the
turnout,
saying,
"Fans
have
been
great,
and
business
has been
good. To
have the
draft
here is
great
for the
entire
state of
Michigan."
Green
Bay will
host
next
year's
draft.
The NFL
is
currently
in talks
with
over 20
teams
interested
in
hosting
future
drafts,
particularly
in
colder-climate
cities
that may
not be
able to
host a
Super
Bowl.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I
HI TECH NEWS
I
SPORTS
I
