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Nashville A Finalist For 2019, 2020 NFL Draft
Nashville is one of five finalist cities to host the National Football League Player Selection Meeting - that's the draft - in 2019 or 2020.
NASHVILLE, TN -- The National Football League announced Nashville is one of five finalist cities to host the league's draft in either 2019 or 2020.
The other four finalist cities are Cleveland/Canton, Las Vegas, Kansas City and Denver. The same city cannot host the draft both years.
Though historically held in New York City, the Player Selection Meeting, as the draft is officially known, was held in Chicago in 2015 and Philadelphia in 2016. This year's draft will be at the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
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The league said it will announce the winning cities at the annual spring meeting in May.
“We are thrilled that Nashville is one of the finalist cities for the 2019 or 2020 NFL Draft,” Tennessee Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement. “We are so proud of Nashville and all that it has to offer. This city has a number of unique qualities to showcase and of course it knows how to put on a show. We look forward to making that case to the NFL owners in May.”
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