Minnesota Lands the 2028 NFL Draft

Added: 2026-05-24

[00:00:00]Breaking news, the 2028 NFL Draft is coming to the Twin Cities and it's a pretty big deal. NFL owners voted today officially awarding Minneapolis-Saint Paul the rights to host one of the league's biggest annual events. Downtown Minneapolis will be the anchor site, but the action will be spread across Saint Paul, the Mall of America, and the Viking Lakes development in Eagan, which includes TCO Performance Center and the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel. The NFL Draft typically draws hundreds of thousands of fans over 3 days and here's the part most people overlook. It's completely free to attend. No ticket required. That is why cities fight so hard to get this thing. The economic impact is expected to hit around $200 million for the region. Detroit and Nashville both cleared that number. Green Bay pulled in 73 million last year just from their host run. For Minnesota, this will be the biggest NFL event here since Super Bowl 52 back in 2018, which brought in 370 million on its own. The Vikings have actually been trying to bring the draft here since 2019. So, this is 7 years in the making. Let me know your thoughts and share this with your NFL loving friends.