NFL announced on Monday that transmission Did draft 2023Made in Kansas City (Missouri, USA), was observed by 54.4 million Of – fond of drinking In America.
The first round of the event last Thursday was followed by 34.2 million people, 11 percent higher than the day before the draft 2022observed 32.8 million fans.
happened amid the 2023 NFL Draft Thursday 28 And this Saturday 30 April In the square that surrounds Union Station, an old train station established in 1914, which is adjacent National Monument From the First world war. It gathered 312,000 fans over three days 32 teams From the national football League.
According to the NFL, the anticipation generated by three quarterbacks selected during the first four innings on the opening day of the draft was decisive in increasing viewership as only one quarterback was drafted on the first day of the draft the previous year.
Throughout the seven rounds, he selected 259 players during the three days following the event.
The cornerback position, with 38 selections, was the most selected by teams, followed by receivers, with 32, and linebackers, with 30. Overall, he was chosen 14 quarterbacks three of them in the first round.
Bryce Young, the 21-year-old quarterback who won the coveted trophy heisman Alabama opened the event, along with the Crimson Tide; was taken on one of the first rounds by the Carolina Panthers.
The last player selected, traditionally nicknamed “Mr. Irrelevant”, was the former University of Toledo defensive end DeJuan Johnson, who was selected 25–9 by the Los Angeles Rams.
The NFL also revealed that the schedule for the 2023 season would be released on May 11.
The only guaranteed date for the new campaign is the first game to be played on a Thursday, September 7, By tradition, the previous year’s champion appears in the opening game at home. this year the honor will go to Head to Kansas City.