Something else the Ravens should be bidding for

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/roger-goodell-chicago-los-angeles-in-very-aggressive-pursuit-of-draft-hosting-duties/

 

Roger Goodell: Chicago, Los Angeles in “very aggressive” pursuit of draft hosting duties

Los Angeles doesn’t have an NFL team, but they’d like to be the place that the NFL’s future stars go to find out their teams.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told Rich Eisen of NFL Network that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a “very aggressive” pursuit of draft hosting duties for their respective cities. Emanuel said he wanted Chicago to host the draft in Chicago while also talking about bringing a Super Bowl to the Windy City.

Goodell has said in the past that the league would look into other host cities and said it again to Eisen.

“We’re looking at the potential of moving out of New York,” Goodell said. “Radio City’s been a great place for us, but there are a lot of cities that are interested in having us in the future, and we’re going to look at that.”

It’s one of several things the league is looking at regarding the draft, including when to hold it and whether to expand it to a four nights in the future. All of which is likely a lot more than Pete Rozelle ever thought possible when he was first approached by ESPN about selling the rights to televise it.

Hold it in the Arena. It is only a tad larger than that Radio City location now I think.

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/07/report-seven-cities-have-applied-to-host-nfl-draft/

Report: Seven cities have applied to host NFL Draft

Maybe the ultimate plan is to have one round of the NFL Draft in a different city, on a different day.

In addition to a report that said the league’s considering moving the draft later in the year, we now have an expanded roster of cities vying to host.

According to Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post, seven cities have applied to host the draft.

The list includes New Orleans, Boston, Philadelphia, Orlando, Chicago, Los Angeles and Canton, Ohio.

While L.A. is certainly appealing to the league because of the the obvious television connections, Canton would be a neat sentimental pick.

Having the draft at the site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame would lend a bit of historical gravity to the proceedings, and create a boost for the league’s shrine.