CITY. I THINK PITTSBURGH WILL DO A GREAT JOB HOSTING THE DRAFT. WE’RE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER A PROPOSAL TO DO THAT, NOT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THREE OR FOUR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. THAT WAS ART ROONEY LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR, PITTSBURGH’S PUSH TO LAND A FUTURE NFL DRAFT CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND IN KANSAS CITY. AS VISIT PITTSBURGH COMES TO TOWN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO POSITION PITTSBURGH AS A FUTURE CITY OPTION FOR THE NFL DRAFT. THE STEELERS HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB OF REALLY SETTING THE GROUNDWORK FOR PITTSBURGH IN THE MIND OF THE NFL AND THE OTHER OWNERS AS A POTENTIAL HOST CITY. SO WE WANT TO KEEP THOSE CONVERSATIONS GOING. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LEAGUE AND THOSE WHO HAVE HOSTED THE DRAFT BEFORE. WE HAVE WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH A LOT OF OUR HOSTS ARE OUR COMPETITIVE CITIES, INCLUDING CLEVELAND, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND AND LEARN FROM THE STEPS THAT THEY WENT THROUGH IN HOSTING THIS. BAKER SAYS PREVIOUS DRAFTS HAD BROUGHT AS MANY AS 400,000 PEOPLE TO THE HOST CITY. BUT WHERE IN PITTSBURGH WOULD ALL OF THIS TAKE PLACE? THAT REALLY IS A DECISION MADE BY THE NFL. OUR JOB TO WORK ALONG WITH IT, WITH THE STEELERS IS TO REALLY LAY OUT ALL OF THE VARIOUS OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE NFL. BAKER IS NOT SAYING A BID FOR THE 2025 DRAFT IS IMMINENT, BUT HE’S GOING TO CASEY TO KEEP PITTSBURGH TOP OF MIND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT PITTSBURGH IS A VIABLE OPTION AMONG MANY CITIES. THIS COMPETITION TO TO BRING AN EVENT LIKE THAT, THE NFL DRAFT IN PARTICULAR IS FIERCE. IT CERTAINLY IS. AND HEY, DON’T FORGET, YOU CAN SEE EVERY STEELERS SELECTION AND ALL 259 PICKS IN THE NFL DRAFT. LIVE FROM KANSAS CITY RIGHT HERE ON CHANNEL FOUR. THRE
Behind Pittsburgh's push to host the NFL Draft
Updated: 10:18 PM EDT Apr 26, 2023
"I think Pittsburgh will do a great job hosting the draft. We're in the process of putting together proposals to do that, not in the next couple of years, but maybe three or four years down the road," Steelers President Art Rooney said last year. This year, Pittsburgh's push to land a future NFL Draft continues this weekend in Kansas City as Visit Pittsburgh comes to town. "We want to make sure that we continue to position Pittsburgh as a future city option for the NFL Draft," said Jerad Bachar, Visit Pittsburgh president and CEO. "The Steelers have done a phenomenal job of really setting the groundwork for Pittsburgh in the mind of the NFL and the other owners as a potential host city. So we want to keep those conversations going."Those conversations will be with the league as well as those who have hosted the draft before."We have a really good relationship with a lot of our hosts, our competitive cities, including Cleveland, to make sure that we can understand and learn from the steps that they went through in hosting this," Bachar said. Bachar says previous drafts have brought as many as 400,000 people to the host city. But where in Pittsburgh would it all take place? "That really is a decision made by the NFL. Our job is to work along with with the Steelers to really lay out all of the various options that are available to the NFL," Bachar said. Bachar is not saying a bid for the 2025 draft is imminent, but he's going to Kansas City to keep Pittsburgh top of mind. "We want to make sure that they know that Pittsburgh is a viable option among many cities," he said. "This competition to bring an event like that, the NFL Draft, in particular, is fierce."
PITTSBURGH — "I think Pittsburgh will do a great job hosting the draft. We're in the process of putting together proposals to do that, not in the next couple of years, but maybe three or four years down the road," Steelers President Art Rooney said last year.
This year, Pittsburgh's push to land a future NFL Draft continues this weekend in Kansas City as Visit Pittsburgh comes to town.
"We want to make sure that we continue to position Pittsburgh as a future city option for the NFL Draft," said Jerad Bachar, Visit Pittsburgh president and CEO. "The Steelers have done a phenomenal job of really setting the groundwork for Pittsburgh in the mind of the NFL and the other owners as a potential host city. So we want to keep those conversations going."
Those conversations will be with the league as well as those who have hosted the draft before.
"We have a really good relationship with a lot of our hosts, our competitive cities, including Cleveland, to make sure that we can understand and learn from the steps that they went through in hosting this," Bachar said.
Bachar says previous drafts have brought as many as 400,000 people to the host city. But where in Pittsburgh would it all take place?
"That really is a decision made by the NFL. Our job is to work along with with the Steelers to really lay out all of the various options that are available to the NFL," Bachar said.
Bachar is not saying a bid for the 2025 draft is imminent, but he's going to Kansas City to keep Pittsburgh top of mind.
"We want to make sure that they know that Pittsburgh is a viable option among many cities," he said. "This competition to bring an event like that, the NFL Draft, in particular, is fierce."