Pittsburgh Steelers submit an official bid to host the 2026 or 2027 NFL Draft

For three days at the end of every April, it feels like Christmas in spring for NFL fans.  That's because draft weekend has become a spectacle on wheels as the league continues to change the location of the NFL Draft.  Well, the Pittsburgh Steelers have thrown their name in the mix, officially submitting a bid […]

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For three days at the end of every April, it feels like Christmas in spring for NFL fans. 

That's because draft weekend has become a spectacle on wheels as the league continues to change the location of the NFL Draft. 

Well, the Pittsburgh Steelers have thrown their name in the mix, officially submitting a bid to host the NFL Draft in the coming years:

Draft Time in Pittsburgh?

There have been rumblings of Pittsburgh wanting to join the list of cities to host an NFL draft for months now, with an initial report that the NFL was scouting the city back in the fall to see if they would be fit for hosting: 

Sources confirmed as much, with people close to the situation sayibg it was a matter of when, not if, Pittsburgh would be named a host city, something Steelers president and owner Art Rooney alluded to in a recent interview

So time will tell when Pittsbugh is named the host city, but I would bet it happens sooner than later.