The very first NFL Draft was held at the Philadelphia Ritz-Carlton Hotel back in 1936, and now, 81 years later, the 2017 NFL Draft is back in Philadelphia.
The NFL Draft will be held in Philadelphia from April 27-29, with the NFL transforming part of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway into the NFL Draft Experience, a free (yes, free!) expansive outdoor football festival. On Tuesday, a press conference was held outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art to highlight exactly what the Philadelphia draft experience will look like.
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