The 2027 NFL draft is heading to the nation맥스카지노�s capital on the National Mall, President Donald Trump said Monday, bringing the widely popular event back to Washington for the first time in more than eight decades. Related video above: Nonprofit rescues thousands of pounds of leftover food from NFL draftAfter word of Washington getting the draft two years from now surfaced Sunday night, Trump made the formal announcement in the Oval Office flanked by Commissioner Roger Goodell, Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.맥스카지노�I don맥스카지노�t think there맥스카지노�s ever been anything like that,맥스카지노� Trump said. 맥스카지노�It맥스카지노�s going to be beautiful. It맥스카지노�s going to be something that nobody else will ever be able to duplicate that, I don맥스카지노�t suspect. It맥스카지노�s very exciting.맥스카지노�It is the latest off-field victory for the Commanders, who a week ago reached an agreement with the D.C. government to build a new home on the old RFK Stadium site, pending council approval. Trump also endorsed that plan in his remarks, saying, 맥스카지노�I don맥스카지노�t think there is a better site anywhere in the world.맥스카지노�Under former owner Dan Snyder, the team previously tried multiple times to land the draft and was unsuccessful. Now, it'll happen behind the team's new Harris-led ownership group, which bought the Commanders from Snyder in 2023.맥스카지노�What a great day for Washington,맥스카지노� Harris said. 맥스카지노�I believe we맥스카지노�ll get over a million people, and it맥스카지노�s going to be an amazing day and it맥스카지노�ll showcase what Washington맥스카지노�s all about.맥스카지노�Washington last hosted the draft in 1941 at the Willard Hotel.맥스카지노�We believe in investing in sports because they have helped us transform neighborhoods, and the NFL bringing this event to the nation맥스카지노�s capital will help us fill hotel rooms, our restaurants,맥스카지노� Bowser said. 맥스카지노�Americans from all 50 states will come to their nation맥스카지노�s capital and enjoy our beautiful city and museums.맥스카지노�Green Bay, the NFL맥스카지노�s smallest market, hosted the most recent draft in late April outside historic Lambeau Field. The NFL announced a crowd of 600,000 fans attended over the three days.맥스카지노�The draft has really become one of the great entertainment and sports events,맥스카지노� Goodell said, trumpeting the popularity of the draft in recent years. 맥스카지노�It will not just be an event. It will be something that will show the world how far the nation맥스카지노�s capital has come and where it맥스카지노�s going.맥스카지노�The NFL draft used to be a fixture at Radio City Music Hall in New York and has become an even bigger hit since it hit the road in 2015. Chicago hosted the draft in 2015 and 맥스카지노�16. Philadelphia had it in 맥스카지노�17, followed by Dallas and Nashville.Goodell announced the picks from his house in 2020 during the pandemic. It went to Cleveland in 2021 followed by Las Vegas, Kansas City and Detroit. A record crowd of 750,000 attended Detroit's draft in 2024. Pittsburgh will host next year.The draft in Washington in 맥스카지노�27 will mark the third anniversary of the franchise-altering selection of quarterback Jayden Daniels with the second pick. The Commanders made the playoffs and reached the NFC championship game in Daniels맥스카지노� rookie year and look to be a Super Bowl contender for years to come."I have to say that Josh had a very good draft a short while ago," Trump said. 맥스카지노�You have a very good quarterback 맥스카지노� a great quarterback, I think.맥스카지노�Success on the field under Harris-hired general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn has made Washington a premier market again, decades after the organization's glory days that included three Super Bowl championships.After the news conference last week unveiling plans to build a 65,000-seat stadium, Goodell said the turnaround from losing to winning is 맥스카지노�immeasurable in so many ways.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�This market is obviously critical,맥스카지노� Goodell said. 맥스카지노�To be able to have a franchise here that everybody here is proud of that맥스카지노�s gotten back on the football field in a positive way and now to have a stadium that brings their team back into D.C., I think that맥스카지노�s a really big step and something that맥스카지노�s going to be great for the NFL, too.맥스카지노�