NFL announces dates for 2027 draft in DC
Key takeaways
- Mark your calendars, the league wrote on social platform X, sharing a photo of the Washington Monument surrounded by blooming Japanese cherry blossom trees.
- Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced last year the 2027 draft would take place on the National Mall.
- The NFL is not the only sports league that either came or is coming to D.C.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Mark your calendars, the league wrote on social platform X, sharing a photo of the Washington Monument surrounded by blooming Japanese cherry blossom trees. Peak bloom for cherry blossoms in D.C. this year was March 26 through April 2.
President Trump, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced last year the 2027 draft would take place on the National Mall. D.C. has hosted the draft once before — in 1940, at the Willard Hotel downtown.
The NFL is not the only sports league that either came or is coming to D.C. The UFC held a slate of fights on the White House lawn earlier this month, while the IndyCar series will hold a grand prix in August on streets near the National Mall.