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2027 NFL Draft Rendering
A rendering shows what the 2027 NFL Draft in Washington, D.C. could look like. Rendering courtesy of the NFL

2027 NFL Draft Headed to Washington, D.C.

The 2027 NFL Draft will take place in Washington, D.C, with activations across the District’s landmarks, including the National Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue. Hosted in partnership with the Washington Commanders and the local organizing committee, Events DC, the 2027 draft will be a three-day event that includes a variety of community events, the draft concert […]

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2025 NFL Draft
The 2025 NFL Draft was the first ever hosted in the state of Wisconsin. Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel

Green Bay, Milwaukee Shine During NFL Draft Week

When Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy took the stage April 24 to announce the team’s first round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the crowd of over 200,000 people roared. When he announced the team had drafted a first-round wide receiver for the first time since 2002, the ground shook. The emotion from the […]

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Commanders Stadium Football
RFK Stadium is visible from Air Force One as it takes off from Andrews Air Force Base in 2017. The former home of the Washington Commanders is slated to be the future home for the Commanders. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Washington Commanders to Build New Stadium at RFK Site

The Washington Commanders are moving back to the site of their glory days, as the team has announced its new stadium will be built on the RFK campus. The Commanders and Mayor Muriel Bowser announced their deal Monday to construct a new home for the football team in the city at the site the old […]

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Super Bowl Take it Abroad Football
Fans arrive before an NFL game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium in London. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

London Mayor Wants 2040 Olympics Bid as Part of Major Sports Strategy

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has floated the idea of the city bidding for the 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games as part of a major sports event hosting strategy announced as the city revealed six international events generated an estimated $307.5 million USD to the local economy. London will host this year’s Women’s Rugby World […]

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Bengals Stadium Football
Fans cheer during an NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium in 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn, File)

County Approves Funds for Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission

Hamilton County Commissioners voted this week on an agreement with Visit Cincy to develop the Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission and committed $150,000 to the sports commission in the county budget. The goal is to get $1 million for the commission’s first-year operating budget, Julie Calvert, president and chief executive officer of Visit Cincy, told The […]

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New Highmark Stadium
Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula poses with workers during the Topping Out ceremony on April 4. Photo courtesy of the Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills’ Highmark Stadium Celebrates “Topping Out”

The Buffalo Bills’ $2.1 billion stadium celebrated a “Topping Out” ceremony last week as the franchise welcomed NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and other dignitaries to the site. Workers placed the last piece of structural steel atop the 156-foot-high stadium structure as part of the ceremony. Before the ceremony, hundreds of partners, employees and stakeholders signed […]

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International Press Conference
(Left to right) Kevin Demoff, President, LA Rams, Peter O'Reilly, EVP International, Major Events and Club Business at the NFL, Steve Dimopoulos, Victoria's Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, and Charlotte Offord, General Manager, NFL Australia & New Zealand, pose for a photo after announcing the 2026 NFL Melbourne Game on Wednesday at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. (Doug Benc/AP Content Services for the NFL)

NFL’s Global Markets Program Adds Four Clubs and Two Markets in 2025

The National Football League announced an expansion of its Global Markets Program with Greece and the United Arab Emirates added as markets and several teams adding foreign markets to their international expansion. In total, 29 clubs will participate in the program across 21 international markets — up from 25 clubs across 19 markets in 2024. […]

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Green Bay Draft
Discover Green Bay and the Green Bay Packers were at the Media Row area leading up to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans to promote this spring's NFL Draft. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel
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2025 NFL Draft Excitement Builds in Green Bay

(This article was originally published on February 10) NEW ORLEANS — With its faux facade of brick, green and yellow and white accents around the booth and large “Lambeau Field” lettering, Discover Green Bay and its hometown Packers spent the days leading to Super Bowl LIX promoting the next major NFL event, the draft that […]

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NFL Brazil
The NFL made its inaugural trip to Brazil when the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers clashed in Sao Paulo on September 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

NFL to Return to Brazil for 2025 Regular Season Game

The Los Angeles Chargers will be the home team when the National Football League plays its second regular-season game ever in Brazil, returning to São Paulo and Corinthians Arena on the opening week of the 2025 season. Corinthians Arena hosted the NFL’s first-ever regular season game in South America in 2024 when the Philadelphia Eagles […]

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