Northeast Ohio is one step closer to hosting the NFL Draft.
Cleveland-Canton is among the five finalists to host either the 2019 or 2020 NFL Draft, the league announced Thursday.
Denver, Kansas City, Nashville and Las Vegas are the other four finalists. Final bids will be due to the NFL in April, and the league will announce the winners at May’s league meetings.
If selected by the NFL, Cleveland and Canton would welcome the three-day NFL Draft to Northeast Ohio and celebrate the league’s 100th season in 2019 or centennial in 2020 after its establishment in Canton, Ohio on Aug.