The Minnesota Vikings won’t have far to travel in 2024 with Detroit being officially named as the city to host the NFL Draft that year, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
In the end, it came down to Detroit, Green Bay and Washington as the finalists to host the annual event. And, for the first time ever, Detroit was selected as the city to host two years from now.
The Vikings reportedly applied to host in 2024 as well. They’ve also applied for 2025, 2026 and 2027. So perhaps better luck will be down the road for Minnesota to make history.
The #Vikings initially applied to host the NFL draft in 2024, 2025 or 2026. They then added 2027 to their application after they knew they weren't going to get it in 2024. The finalists for 2024 were Detroit, Green Bay and Washington, and Detroit gets it.
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) March 28, 2022
It has been a big day for the city of Detroit not only receiving an opportunity to host the draft, but the Lions will also be the starring team on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” as well.
They might have finished dead last in the NFC North for the last four straight seasons, but you can’t say nothing exciting is happening in Detroit.
