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What’s The NFL Draft Really Worth To Nashville?

Tony Gonzalez

April 25, 2019

Listen Ever since Nashville landed the NFL Draft a year ago, the hype has promised a huge economic impact for the city, along with massive media exposure. Yet capturing the costs and the inconvenience is much more difficult. As the three-day football fest begins, WPLN breaks down the math behind the Draft.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: football, NFL Draft

As Host For NFL Draft, Nashville Expects ‘Worldwide Exposure’

Tony Gonzalez

May 23, 2018

Listen Nashville’s selection as host city for next year’s NFL Draft could draw tens of thousands of attendees to what has become a sprawling three-day festival, with another 40 million TV viewers potentially catching a glimpse of the city.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: football, NFL Draft

Vanderbilt’s Oren Burks Weighs Activism And Career Before NFL Draft

Jason Moon Wilkins

April 26, 2018

The former Vanderbilt football player most likely to be taken early in this year’s NFL Draft was a campus leader, actively involved in social issues. In the past, that might have been seen as a positive by prospective NFL teams, but Oren Burks has found this year is different.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: football, Vanderbilt University

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