Overview
- Picks will be announced from a Draft Theater built in parking lots next to Acrisure Stadium, while the Draft Experience will activate at Point State Park across the Allegheny River.
- Interactive games are planned on the Acrisure Stadium field with the Steelers’ permission, easing space demands at Point State Park.
- Planners expect phased road and lot closures for the theater build and are finalizing transportation and crowd-movement plans that anticipate most fans traveling by foot between hubs.
- VisitPittsburgh projects $115 million to $215 million in direct local spending and 500,000 to 700,000 attendees, with $10 million in state support factoring into local public-safety and transit costs discussed by city leaders.
- About 120 regional companies have been accepted into the NFL Draft Source Program as the league pursues local vendors for goods and services tied to the event.