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NFL Draft to remain in Chicago for 2016

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Apr 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces the number third overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces the number third overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

The NFL Draft will remain in Chicago for 2016.

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The NFL Draft will stay put for 2016. After a successful run in Chicago during 2015, the league has decided to stay in the Windy City for 2016. League commissioner Roger Goodell and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel will have press conference to seal the deal in blood.

Adam Schefter notes that the draft will take place from Thursday, April 28 to Saturday, April 30.

Prior to 2015, the NFL Draft had been held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City since 2006. Though not at Radio City, the league’s premier offseason event was a New York fixture since 1965. After Radio City Music Hall scheduled an event in the NFL’s desired time slot league officials decided it was time for a change of scenery, with Chicago and Los Angeles being the two cities tabbed for the spectacle.

The 2015 NFL Draft was held at the Auditorium Theatre in downtown Chicago from April 30 to May 2. Despite cold weather, the Chicago location afforded the league an additional outdoor setting, Draft Town, for fans to hang out at. According to CSN Chicago, the NFL Draft resulted in an economic spike of $100 million.

NFL’s Ian Rapoport reports that future cities in consideration to host the draft are Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Miami, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh.

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