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Summary: Kansas City Mayor James Zimmer recently shared his insights and advice with the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, on successfully hosting the NFL Draft, in light of the upcoming event in Green Bay. With his extensive experience in hosting large-scale events, Mayor Zimmer hopes to help Green Bay make the most of this opportunity.

In an effort to support and share knowledge between cities, Mayor Zimmer conversed with Green Bay Mayor Rebecca Robison regarding the strategies and preparations necessary to host the NFL Draft. The conversation focused on various aspects, such as venue selection, transportation, security, and overall event management.

Mayor Zimmer’s insights were based on the successful hosting of the NFL Draft in Kansas City in 2023. The event attracted thousands of…

During ABC’s coverage of the 2023 NFL Draft at Union Station, ESPN’s Rece Davis marveled at the turnout in Kansas City on Friday night.

“What a scene,” Davis said. “What a red carpet Kansas City has rolled out.”

Rich Eisen of the NFL Network also took note of the huge turnout as a camera showed the “mass of humanity.”

Another ESPN broadcaster said at one point he couldn’t hear himself think because Chiefs fans were so loud.

On the first day of the draft, the North Lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial reached capacity of 60,000.

That was merely the start of a big weekend of fans for the draft. Brian McCarthy, Vice President of Communications for the NFL, said the NFL Draft in Kansas City drew 312,000 fans.

McCarthy shared that number in a Twitter message in which he…