DETROIT, MICHIGAN - APRIL 25: A general view of the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza on April 25, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) (Gregory Shamus, 2024 Getty Images)
If there’s one thing we know about Detroit, we always show up -- and for the NFL Draft, Detroiters did just that.
The NFL said Detroit set the all-time Day One NFL Draft record with more than 275,000 fans in attendance on Thursday night. The previous record was set in Nashville in 2018.
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Crowds were so massive in the city, entrances were shut down for the night around 6:30 p.m.
Fans will have another chance to get into the main stage area on Friday and Saturday for the second and third rounds. The draft is free to attend with the NFL OnePass app.
Ken Haddad has proudly been with WDIV/ClickOnDetroit since 2013. He also authors the Morning Report Newsletter and various other newsletters, and helps lead the WDIV Insider team. He's a big sports fan and is constantly sipping Lions Kool-Aid.
