There’s no denying that Pittsburgh is a soccer city. The metropolis lives and breathes the Pittsburgh Steelers they usually got here out in droves because the host metropolis of the 2026 NFL Draft. According to the NFL, the town set the record for the biggest attendance in NFL draft historical past with 805,000 attendees over the three days. This is greater than 100,000 greater than in Detroit in 2024.
Pittsburgh additionally set the record for Day One attendance with 320,000 folks. This topped the 275,00 followers who confirmed up for opening night time in Detroit in 2024. The NFL draft continues to develop as the biggest offseason occasion in all {of professional} sports activities and by rotating the native, the sky is the restrict for simply how massive it could possibly develop into.
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NFL Draft attendance since 2015:
2015, Chicago: 200,000
2016, Chicago: 225,000
2017, Philadelphia: 250,000
2018, Dallas: 200,000
2019, Nashville: 600,000
2020: Virtual
2021, Cleveland: 160,000
2022, Las Vegas: 300,000
2023, Kansas City: 312,000
2024, Detroit: 775,000
2025, Green Bay: 600,000
2026, Pittsburgh: 805,000
This article initially appeared on Draft Wire: Pittsburgh sets new attendance record for 2026 NFL draft