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NFL Draft: 5 better host cities than Philadelphia

By Jacob Yturri

Aug 18, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; The NFL logo on goalpost padding prior to the game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 20-12. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 18, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; The NFL logo on goalpost padding prior to the game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 20-12. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 18, 2016; Foxborough, MA, USA; A fan holds a sign during the second half in a game between the New England Patriots and Chicago Bears at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
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No. 3: Boston, Massachusetts

The city Boston is ready to hold the NFL draft.

Boston is a city that knows what it is like to be a winner. The Boston Celtics, New England Patriots, and Boston Red Sox have spoiled the town into believing that success in the sports world comes naturally.

Now, it is time for the city to treat the rest of the world to that feeling. By hosting the NFL draft in one of the United States’ most patriotic cities, the NFL would appease fans that are calling the league unpatriotic after Colin Kaepernick stirred up a firestorm this preseason.

Additionally, the city of Boston is a unique city. The city doesn’t have the regal splendor that Chicago possesses or the gilded aura that Los Angeles holds, I would consider Boston to be a city that prides its self on hard work. Hosting the NFL draft in Boston would send the right message to NFL draftees, to make it in this league it takes guts and boatloads of elbow grease.

Furthermore, after the NFL came down hard on the New England Patriots and the team’s owner Robert Kraft, it would be a nice gesture of goodwill from the league if the draft was held in Boston.

In fact, when asked about how the Patriots would feel if the draft was hosted in Boston, Jonathan Kraft (son of Robert Kraft) responded: “It’s something that we would love to do.”

As a result, hosting the draft in Boston seems like a win-win for every party involved.

Next: No. 2: H-town

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