NFL Draft to bring big business to downtown Nashville

*NASHVILLE – The NFL and the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp today announced plans for the 2019 NFL Draft Experience, presented by Oikos® Triple Zero, a free three-day football festival held outside of Nissan Stadium during the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25-April 27.

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NFL Draft to cause downtown road closures, bring in more than 100,000 people

In 1997, Houston entrepreneur Bob McNair had a failed bid to bring a National Hockey League (NHL) expansion team to the city, and Bud Adams relocated the city's NFL team, the Houston Oilers, to Nashville where they were renamed the Tennessee Titans.In 1996, a year earlier, the Cleveland Browns had controversially relocated to become the Baltimore Ravens.

Beyond the numbers, though, draft supporters have argued the event will bring unprecedented attention to Nashville, given the substantial media coverage anticipated for the event and the extra ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The NFL Draft in Nashville will bring more than just football fans and a national spotlight to Music City, it will bring big business to downtown Nashville and the ...

The National Football League Draft is officially coming to Nashville in 2019, bringing to fruition what the city’s top tourism executive called the biggest media event ever to be recruited here.

MLS was a very different place just 10 years ago, when the league’s dozen clubs attracted around 15,500 fans per game. The first expansion teams of the 21st century, Real Salt Lake and Chivas ...