Cleveland expected to be awarded 2021 Draft
The hype surrounding the Browns is real. In addition to the expectations that the franchise is finally ready to ascend into relevancy comes a report that the city of Cleveland was awarded the 2021 NFL Draft.
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This report comes via Jordan Zirm of Uproxx.
Source: Cleveland has been awarded the 2021 NFL Draft
— Jordan Zirm (@JordanZirm) May 21, 2019
It comes just hours after NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport shared that the NFL would be making an announcement and that Cleveland is among the teams that have been considered in the past.
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The NFL is expected to announce on Wednesday future draft locations, following Las Vegas for 2020. Among the finalists last time were: Cleveland and Kansas City, along with Denver. 20 teams bid on future drafts and 13 sent reps to scout things out a few weeks ago in Nashville.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 21, 2019
Following in Vegas’ footsteps is a tall order. Yet the city of Cleveland is as die-hard a sports town as there is in America. It should be a blast.
