Nashville reportedly emerges as top contender to host the 2019 NFL Draft
Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk is apparently going to get her wish
A giant NFL party might be coming to Nashville, one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. and the home of the Tennessee Titans. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Nashville has emerged as the top contender to host the 2019 NFL Draft.
A decision, Schefter reports, is expected to be made at the league meetings later this month.
Nashville has emerged as the leading contender to host the 2019 NFL Draft, per league sources. A decision is expected to be announced during the league’s spring meeting May 22-23 in Atlanta.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 10, 2018
Even in the unlikely event that Nashville were to lose out on the 2019 NFL Draft, it would be in prime positon to then host the 2020 Draft. But 2019 in Nashville is looking increasingly likely, per league sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 10, 2018
Once again, the draft is on the move. After holding the draft in New York City for a half-century, the NFL began to change the location of its biggest offseason event beginning in 2015, when Chicago became the host city. It remained in Chicago for 2016, before moving to Philadelphia in 2017 and Dallas (Arlington, really) this year with the Cowboys' stadium becoming the first stadium to hold a draft. The draft is expected to move once again after 2019 with Denver, Las Vegas, Cleveland/Canton, and Kansas City all in play to host the 2020 NFL Draft.
For now, it's likely onto Nashville. According to the Tennessean, "the city's sales pitch includes the potential use of multiple venues, from Nissan Stadium to Music City Center to the Grand Ole Opry, from Ryman Auditorium to Broadway to Ascend Amphitheater."
I've been hearing info leading to this as well. NFL wants draft to take on personality of the city hosting it. Nashville would be a great fit in that realm. Perfect follow-up from big-show Dallas to big-party Nashville. https://t.co/MKAOd2aSzf
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) May 10, 2018
So Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk might be getting what she's wanted. At the Titans' uniform unveiling last month, which 20,000 fans attended, Strunk did more than hint that she wanted the Titans to host the draft. She told the entire crowd.
"Wow! I am just blown away by this. And you know what, Mike?" Strunk said to Mike Keith, the emcee of the event, per the Tennessean. "I think Nashville needs to host the NFL Draft! What do you think?"
According to the Tennessean, "the throng erupted in cheers." The Titans fans who are passionate enough to show up to a uniform unveiling will probably be excited by the idea of Nashville serving as the host city for the draft. For everyone else who lives in Nashville but doesn't care about the NFL and/or the draft ... good luck.
















