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Cowboys News: Rich Eisen hints 2018 NFL Draft is coming to Dallas

By Steven Mullenax

Jan 30, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Rich Eisen on the set of the Rich Eisen radio show at the NFL Experience at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 30, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Rich Eisen on the set of the Rich Eisen radio show at the NFL Experience at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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NFL Network’s Rich Eisen drops some not so subtle hints that he believes the 2018 NFL Draft will be held at AT&T Stadium and the Dallas Cowboys headquarters, The Star in Frisco.

Until three years ago, the NFL Draft was held in New York City every offseason since 1965. In 2015, the event moved to Chicago, Illinois, where the draft was last held outside of the Big Apple in 1964.

This year’s event, which kicks off on Thursday night, is being held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And according to one well known NFL personality, the home of the Dallas Cowboys could be the next stop for the draft in 2018.

While interviewing NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock on the Rich Eisen Show recently, the subject of the location of this year’s draft, Philly, was brought up. Mayock recalled Eisen telling him that the City of Brotherly Love would be the likely destination for the 2017 NFL Draft before anyone else. Then, Rich dropped this bombshell.

"“Just to give you a little heads up Mike, you might want to get your ten gallon hat and your Texas garb ready for next year…” Eisen told Mayock on Monday. When asked by Mayock which town in Texas, Eisen responded: “Well, one that’s got a Metroplex as it’s name, a large stadium that’s somebody’s world if you will…I’d get yourself just mentally geared for that one next year. Just drop those breadcrumbs for you there.”"

As the lead host and on-air personality for the NFL Network, Eisen would presumably have an inside track in knowing where the league will hold next year’s draft. And Dallas as a host city makes perfect sense as the Cowboys just opened The Star in Frisco, a $1.5 billion headquarters and practice facility for America’s Team.

Other cities rumored to be interested in hosting the draft in 2018 include Chicago, Green Bay, Los Angeles, Denver, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Philadelphia and the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio.

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The 2017 NFL Draft’s location of Philadelphia was announced by the league on September 1, 2016. So, that’s probably around the time we can expect a similar announcement about whether the league’s biggest offseason event is actually coming to Dallas or not in 2018.

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