With Saturday evening’s selection of Toledo defensive end Desjuan Johnson (who also starred at Detroit East English Village) at No. 259 by the Los Angeles Rams — aka "Mr. Irrelevant" — it became official: The 2023 NFL draft is over, and Detroit is on the clock for 2024.
Yes, the Motor City will be hosting the NFL’s premier offseason event on April 25-27, 2024, at various locations around downtown (but mostly Campus Martius and Hart Plaza, the only spots with enough room to host approximately 125,000 fans, assuming the turnout for Kansas City’s weekend party can be replicated).