NFL Draft 2024 garners 150K fans and some of the most stunning images of the crowd
The 2024 NFL Draft has arrived, and with it so have hundreds of thousands of football fans.
The area in downtown Detroit around the Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza are dedicated to the affair that will see 257 young athletes go from prospects to professionals.
The moment has garnered a wave of fans every year, and this one is no exception. As fans fill the area, the spectacle is something that is as remarkable as a Caleb Williams touchdown. The NFL estimated 150,000 fans filled the area.
Here are just some of the sights and sounds from draft day.
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Us and 150K of our friends 🫶
📺: #NFLDraft – 8pm ET on NFLN/ESPN/ABC
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/f3Jv9rQdnU— NFL (@NFL) April 25, 2024
NFL Draft Attendance:
2015, Chicago: 200,000
2016, Chicago: 225,000
2017, Philadelphia: 250,000
2018, Dallas: 200,000
2019, Nashville: 600,000
2020: Virtual
2021, Cleveland: 160,000
2022, Las Vegas: 300,000
2023, Kansas City: 312,000
2024, Detroit: ?pic.twitter.com/d3HQzDN3oB— Front Office Sports (@FOS) April 25, 2024
There are 150,000 people in downtown Detroit 2 hours before the NFL Draft 😳pic.twitter.com/pnF1gK6vcs
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) April 25, 2024
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