NFL Draft 2025; Green Bay leaders, organizations kick off Draft Week
It's NFL Draft Week
The City of Green Bay, in partnership with community leaders and organizations, kicked off NFL Draft Week on Monday, April 21.
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The City of Green Bay, in partnership with community leaders and organizations, kicked off NFL Draft Week on Monday, April 21.
The event offered the media a unique opportunity to engage directly with local stakeholders as the city prepares for one of its busiest weeks of the year.
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NFL event coordinators said they started setting up on March 29. Entries are built and the theater structure is up. On Monday, crews were finishing the small details like decor and lighting.
Green Bay, the NFL's smallest market, will be on the world stage. Now, the NFL is calling for all Wisconsinites to show up and represent.
What they're saying:
"It’s the responsibility of the people in Wisconsin to get to the site – wear a Packers jersey and be in a sea of green," said Nikki Ewell, NFL Senior Director of Events.
NFL officials said the biggest challenge is preparing for the weather. The event is all outside.
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"This time in Green Bay we know if can be 60 one day and 30 the next," said Ralph Ennis, NFL Director of Investigations and Security.
Law enforcement presence
Dig deeper:
Law enforcement in the Green Bay area said nearly every employee will be staffing the draft – from both the police department and sheriff's office. Specialized resources, like the FBI, will be in Titletown monitoring threats and human trafficking.
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"We real-time monitor those type of areas on the internet that may result in threat information. We also aggregate our information to field offices across the U.S.," said Michael Hensle of the FBI.
NFL Draft in Green Bay: WisDOT issues statewide travel conditions update
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is advising Packer fans and football enthusiasts to huddle up and plan ahead when traveling to Lambeau Field in Green Bay for the NFL Draft.
This is a developing story.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by the City of Green Bay and other stakeholders tied to the NFL Draft.