The 2017 NFL Draft takes place in Philadelphia and there's no better setting for such a historic event! Take a look at these beautiful photos...
The beautiful Philadelphia Museum of Art
Where lives change...
The Draft Theater ready to go!
The view of Selection Square at the Franklin Institute
Ready to pick
The Eagles' station
Where the call comes in...
Sea of football fans
The NFL Draft Experience - home to various activities for fans of all ages
Fly Eagles Fly!
Love the outfits!
Methacton high school football at the draft!
It's a family affair!
View from above at the Eagles Draft VIP Party at the Barnes Foundation
Eagles WR Torrey Smith mingling with fans at the VIP Party
Eagles TE Trey Burton at the Eagles Draft VIP Party
Eagles Cheerleaders visited the Draft Experience and VIP Party as well!
Eagles fans, best fans.
Having a blast!
One of the greats.
The stage is set
With the 14th-overall pick, the Eagles select DE Derek Barnett!
Eagles Season Ticket Member Gailmarie Wehmeyer was also on stage for the team's first-round pick
No place better
Home
Their new home
Filing in for Day 2
Sunset on Day 2
Go Eagles!
Flying through the air!
Ready for our second-round pick
Mikki and her son Chris announce the Eagles' second-round pick in honor of their loving husband/father 1st Lt. Demetrius Frison.
Great job!
With the 43rd-overall pick the Eagles selected CB Sidney Jones.
SWOOP getting the crowd pumped
Waiting for round three
Eagles long snapper Jon Dorenbos annouces the third-round pick
The crowd approves!
Shoutout to Philly!
Brian Dawkins and Brian Westbrook get Day 3 started!
Vince Papale is loving the draft!
Our friend Jake Lucash was surprised to meet Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery
Best friends!
Getting suited up
Jake even got to meet actor Morris Chestnut
With Jeremiah Trotter backstage
The Lucash family is ready to go!
With the 132nd-overall pick, the Eagles selected RB Donnel Pumphrey.
The fans love it!
Jim Cramer and Eagles season ticket members
Draft 2017
So many games of football!
Superfans are everywhere
NFL-style workouts
Which cheesesteak is your favorite?
Talkin' Eagles
There were so many autograph opportunities this weekend!
Hall of Fame busts
Our QB
Malcolm Jenkins made an appearance at the Draft Experience
Everyone loves SWOOP
Fun and games
A strong Day 3 crowd
Fly Eagles Fly!
The 2017 NFL Draft was essentially a three-day commercial showcasing what we already knew - just how amazing Eagles fans and the City of Philadelphia are. Nearly 100,000 people packed Thursday night's first-round festivities and over 250,000 visitors felt the brotherly love this weekend along the Ben Franklin Parkway. Both totals easily shattered any previous draft-related event record.
"Philadelphia has been a fantastic host and in our eyes, the bar has been raised for what the draft is and can be," said Peter O'Reilly, the NFL's senior vice president of events, to Philly.com.
There's no guarantee that the NFL will bring the party back to Philadelphia in 2018. The league said it would finalize the site later this summer. But could the biggest football event of all becoming in the near future?
In an interview with Glen Macnow on SportsRadio 94WIP, former Philadelphia mayor and Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell said that the city will bid for all major sporting events - including the Super Bowl - in 2026, which will be America's 250th birthday. From the reaction to draft weekend below, Philadelphia is an ideal location for any destination event - sports or otherwise.
