2024 NFL Draft beats attendance record with 700,000 fans in Detroit

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2024 NFL Draft beats attendance record with 700,000 fans in Detroit
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The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer broke the news at Campus Martius Park during the third and final day of the draft, which consists of selections in the fourth through seventh rounds.

Fireworks explode at the end of the second night of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Detroit. Fans watch during the third day of the NFL football draft, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Detroit. Crowds visit on the third day of the NFL football draft, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Detroit. Crowds watch during the second round of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Detroit.

The NFL did not charge fans to attend the event in Detroit, though the visitors and area residents were expected to generate more than $160 million in economic impact at sold-out hotels, packed bars and restaurants, as well as retail stores in the heart of downtown.was enjoying brisk sales of barbecue from his restaurant under a tent on a sidewalk along Woodward Avenue on Saturday.

of Michael Penix Jr. a month after giving Kirk Cousins a big deal. With Denver drafting Bo Nix out of Oregon at No. 12, a mark was matched for signal-callers selected in theAfter Nix went to the Broncos, the New Orleans Saints were the next team to take a quarterback when they drafted Spencer Rattler of South Carolina in the fifth round with the 150th pick overall.

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