Detroit's NFL Draft attendance record falls to Pittsburgh

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Detroit is now No. 2.

Pittsburgh set the record for total attendance at an NFL Draft, the league announced Sunday. The NFL said an estimated 805,000 fans attended the three-day draft Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

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Detroit previously owned the NFL Draft's attendance record, with an estimated 775,000 attending in April 2024. The 2024 NFL Draft was based around Campus Martius in downtown Detroit. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made the announcement that Detroit had set the attendance record.

The 2025 draft was held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where more than 600,000 fans attended.

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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Pittsburgh's NFL Draft sets the attendance record, passing Detroit


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