SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) – Chicago is on the clock again.
The NFL draft is returning to the Windy City for the second straight year after a long run at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The location has not been finalized, but it will be near Grant Park and run from April 28-30.
“We’re thrilled. They have earned it,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL owners’ meetings. “The success that we’ve had last year set a new bar for the draft.”
The league also announced plans to create a selection process for future draft sites. There was no commitment made to Chicago beyond 2016, but the NFL says it will be considered for future drafts.
“The NFL draft is world-class event, and I’m proud they picked a world-class city like the city of Chicago,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.