Draft Day Details

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League announces details for Day 1 of the NFL Draft in Kansas City

The Chiefs’ hometown will be center stage for three days beginning on Thursday, April 27

By John Dixon@Arrowheadphones  Apr 6, 2023, 3:48pm CDT  

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In a Thursday press release, the NFL announced the Day 1 entertainment and festivities for the NFL Draft. which will begin Thursday, April 21 at Kansas City’s Union Station.

Draft prospects will walk the “NFL Draft Red Carpet” presented by TCL, which will take place on the Memorial Courtyard at the National World War I Museum and Memorial overlooking Union Station. That will begin at approximately 4:45 p.m. Portions will be broadcast on NFL Network’s “NFL Draft Kickoff Show,” which will be anchored by Melissa Stark.

As the event opens, well-known Kansas City singer-songwriter Oleta Adams will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” from a downtown location, while country music star Brittney Spencer will perform the National Anthem from the World War I Memorial. Following the anthem, the U.S. Air Force will conduct a flyover.

Kansas City party band Lost Wax will serve as the house band at the Draft Theater in front of Union Station, providing music between each day’s draft selections. NFL Network’s Kimmi Chex and Colleen Wolfe will be hosting other activities in the theater.

 

Current and legendary Kansas City Chiefs players — along with members of Big Slick Kansas City (including homegrown television celebrities Eric Stonestreet and Heidi Gardner) will provide a number of special moments throughout the draft.

The “NFL Draft Experience” (presented by Panini) will be located on the south side of the World War I Memorial. This free interactive football theme park will be open to the public from Noon until 10 p.m. (Arrowhead Time) on both Thursday and Friday of draft weekend — and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

At the end of each of the draft’s three days, the league will host free concerts in the Draft Theater as part of the “NFL Draft Concert Series” presented by Bud Light. General fan viewing will be standing room only on a first-come, first-served basis on the north lawn of the World War I Memorial. Headliners will be announced soon.

The NFL Draft presented by Bud Light will be broadcast live on NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes — and streamed on NFL Plus — beginning at 7 p.m. (Arrowhead Time) Thursday, 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday.

[jetlord 10,209]

Come a long way since the old NFL ran about 20 rounds of draft picks and we found out about them in the next morning's paper.  

[oldtimer 8,686]

At the end of each of the draft’s three days, the league will host free concerts in the Draft Theater as part of the “NFL Draft Concert Series” presented by Bud Light😖

oh boy do I really need to say what the entertainment might be?

Bet it aint Kid Rock or Travis Tritt

 

 

[Burpo The Mad Clown 5,554]

Just make the picks. Geesh. NFL has to make a big production out of everything. 

[SEMO 6,811]

4 hours ago, oldtimer said:

At the end of each of the draft’s three days, the league will host free concerts in the Draft Theater as part of the “NFL Draft Concert Series” presented by Bud Light😖

oh boy do I really need to say what the entertainment might be?

Bet it aint Kid Rock or Travis Tritt

 

 

[sith13 1,746]

Didn't know draft had so much entertainment concerns until I read this post. It's back to back picks with commentators barely talking about the latest pick in between, who needs concerts and such during the draft? 

[oldtimer 8,686]

6 hours ago, SEMO said:

https://fb.watch/jLMXVsNQyf/r 

[SEMO 6,811]

15 minutes ago, oldtimer said:

https://fb.watch/jLMXVsNQyf/r 

"Bud plug." Lol

 

[jetlord 10,209]

2 hours ago, sith13 said:

Didn't know draft had so much entertainment concerns until I read this post. It's back to back picks with commentators barely talking about the latest pick in between, who needs concerts and such during the draft? 

Same people who never watch football but get all excited about the SB halftime show.  Will people attending the draft even have a clue about what's going on or will it all be noise and crowding? 

[West 6,713]

If they wear Chiefs Gear you should assume they are highly knowledgeable, Very Successful and very intelligent.

w

[mex 65,581]

7 hours ago, West said:

If they wear Chiefs Gear you should assume they are highly knowledgeable, Very Successful and very intelligent.

w

unlike the last 30 years?