Las Vegas Considered as 2022 NFL Draft Site After 2020 Move Due to COVID-19

The NFL is looking to hold a future draft in Las Vegas after the 2020 event had to be moved because of the coronavirus pandemic.  

Per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the league is looking at holding the 2022 NFL draft in the city. 

The 2020 NFL draft was set to be the kickoff for the league's Las Vegas arrival, with the Raiders getting set to begin their inaugural season in the city later this year. 

In a memo sent to all 32 teams last week and obtained by ESPN's Adam Schefter, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league's management council executive committee unanimously voted to hold the draft on its originally scheduled April 23-25 dates. 

Goodell told clubs to "prepare to conduct the draft outside team facilities and with a limited number of people in the war room."

The league previously announced that none of the originally scheduled draft events would be open to the public due to the pandemic.

Cleveland (2021) and Kansas City (2023) have already been named as host cities for future drafts, but the NFL left an opening for the 2022 event with Sports Illustrated's Emily Caron noting a "big city" would likely be the host.