NFL and tourism representatives have announced the plan for the 2020 NFL Draft in Las Vegas, an event expected to be one of the biggest events in city history. Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Cassie Soto and Mick Akers discuss the details, including staging areas and road closures.
The city of Las Vegas will welcome the NFL with open arms in 2020, with the draft set for April 23-25 and the new Raiders stadium opening in July. Nashville hosted the 2019 NFL Draft and broke multiple records including total direct spending and attendance and the pressure is on Las Vegas to top those figures.
With the 2019 NFL Draft wrapping up, it’s time to start looking ahead to the 2020 draft in Las Vegas. It will be the very first time the draft will move to the West Coast, and with over a years notice, the city of Las Vegas is hoping to make it one to remember.
Drafted 24th overall by the Oakland Raiders, former Alabama running back Josh Jacobs can’t wait to move to “tax free” Las Vegas in the coming seasons.
LVRJ sports columnist Ed Graney spoke with Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney in Nashville about the Raiders decision to draft DB Clelin Ferrell with the No. 4 pick.
Raiders head coach Jon Gruden talks about what Bryant will bring to the Raiders and Bryant talks about what he has left to prove.
