President Trump on Monday announced that the 2027 NFL draft will be held in Washington, DC.
The President hosted DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris in the Oval Office to make the big announcement for football and Washington, DC.
Harris, owner of the Commanders, formerly the Redskins, said, “I believe we’ll get over a million people, and it’s going to be an amazing day, and it’ll showcase what Washington is all about.”
The president did not comment on the Commanders’ team name, but he did recently decry the name change in a press conference, calling the decision “degrading to the Indian population.”
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President Trump hosted the mayor, NFL commissioner and “Commanders” owner for a press conference to make the big announcement.
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Trump: I’d like to thank NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris and Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Secretary Scott Turner, Secretary Doug Burgum. And I see Howard Lutnick is here too, Commerce, and some others that if I could see past the press, I’d name you, but I can’t. I’m pleased to reveal that the 2027 NFL draft, that’s a big thing, will be held right here in our nation’s capital, Washington, DC, on the National Mall, and you get a little glimpse of it.
Bowser: We are delighted to be here, to be here with the Washington commanders, the NFL and the President to talk about this very exciting announcement for Washington, DC. We believe in investing in sports because they have helped us transform neighborhoods, and the NFL bringing this event to the nation’s capital will help us fill hotel rooms, our restaurants, and Americans from all 50 states will come to their nation’s capital and enjoy our beautiful city and museums. So, we’re just delighted to be here, and we want to thank everybody for all the hard work to get here.
Goodell: Mr. President, thank you. We’re honored to be here in the Oval Office, and to have you announce the 2027 NFL draft is a special treat. So, thank you for your support. Also, thank you for your support in the Commanders’ new stadium. We agree it’s going to be a great site. We think it’s going to be great for our fans here, and it’s great to come back home. And so we’re very excited about that. Josh is leading the way on our behalf and the mayor, so we thank both of them for that. We also, I want to thank you, because in the first term, you helped us get a Canadian trade deal, which we we want to make sure we note again and make sure…
The draft has really become one of the great entertainment and sports events. Just a week ago, in Green Bay, we had over 600,000 people attend. The year before, in Detroit, we had close to 800,000. As the president remarked, we believe we’ll be well over when we come here to DC in 2027. So, we not only believe it’s a great site, we believe it’s consistent with what the President said, which is investing in our communities, investing specifically here in the nation’s capital, one that I grew up here in Washington, DC, and is particularly important. We think we can have a tremendous impact on this community, and it will not just be an event; it will be something that will show the world how far the nation’s capital has come and where it’s going. So, we’re very excited about that, and we thank everybody here. We thank you for your support. We know it’s going to be a great event. Mr. President, we thank you again.
Harris: Mr. President, thank you very much. We wouldn’t be here without you. Thank you for your leadership in terms of the stadium. But now, what a great day for Washington, I mean, to host the NFL draft in 2027 on the mall. I believe we’ll get over a million people, and it’s going to be an amazing day, and it’ll showcase what Washington is all about. But it’ll also showcase what our country is all about. Washington is the gateway city to our country And, you know, it’ll be an amazing day, and we can’t wait to get started. And I couldn’t have done it without my partners, Roger Goodell, thank you, and Mayor Muriel Bowser, and we’re ready to get to work.
And I can’t imagine RFK coming back. I grew up here. DC used to stop, and on Sundays and everyone would be inside watching football, or everyone would be glued at the stadium. And so we want to bring that back, and football really is exestential to the culture of America. We all love it, we all watch it, and it brings people together. And so what a great way to celebrate the United States of America, the NFL, and the Washington commanders? And President Trump, we leave on your desk a Trump jersey. You are the ultimate Commander. So, it is a Commander’s jersey. There’s no bird on it, but you know we do, we appreciate you and thank you for everything you’ve done and look forward to the future.
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