Pittsburgh will host the 2026 NFL draft, the league announced at its spring meetings Wednesday.
Steelers owner Art Rooney explains why he sees Pittsburgh as a great city to host the 2026 NFL draft. Pittsburgh will host the 2026 NFL draft, the league announced at its spring meetings Wednesday, marking the first time the city has hosted the draft since the event moved out of New York in 2015.team president and CEO Art Rooney II said the plan is to stage the draft outside Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore of the city.
The Steelers had submitted bids to be the hosts in 2026 and 2027. Commissioner Roger Goodell had a phone call with Rooney, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state legislators on Wednesday morning to inform them of Pittsburgh's winning bid. Hosting the draft, Rooney said, is especially significant for an organization that prides itself on building its best teams through the draft.
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