Why the 2023 NFL Draft is not in New York City

The 2023 NFL Draft is in Kansas City this year. Why is it not in New York City?

If you’re a longtime NFL Draft fan, you may remember all the years of New York Jets and Giants fans booing Roger Goodell at Radio City Music Hall.

However, the draft hasn’t been in the Big Apple in quite some time. Why is that?

Well, the NFL Draft ended its residency at Radio City Music Hall in 2015 when it completed a two-year stint in Chicago, Illinois, at the Auditorium Theatre.

After that, the NFL Draft went on the road, making stops in cities like Philadelphia, Arlington (Texas), Nashville, Cleveland and Las Vegas.

This year’s draft will take place in Kansas City at Union Station. Next year’s draft is set for Detroit.

Maybe the NFL Draft will return to New York City one day, where it was annually held at various locations from 1964 to 2014.

Until then, expect the traveling nature of the marquee NFL event to continue, perhaps coming to a city near you in the future.