Cincinnati has inside track to host 2029 NFL Draft, per report
This would be incredible for the city of Cincinnati.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 24: A detailed view of the Fan Fest is seen during Round Two of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 24, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) | Getty Images The NFL Draft could be coming to Cincinnati for the first time ever. According to Ben Fischer of the Sports Business Journal , Minneapolis-St.
Paul is the favorite to win the rights to the 2028 NFL Draft. If that happens, Cincinnati would be next. Here’s what Fischer wrote: Also, sources said, it’s possible the NFL looks to award two drafts at the same time, or in relatively short order.
If that happens, some sources said Cincinnati has the inside track for 2029 , but there is less clarity around whether the NFL is prepared to do that now. That would make it only the second time that the NFL Draft has been held in Ohio (Cleveland, 2021). If things go as planned, Duke Tobin and company will be coming off a championship or two by then with Joe Burrow at the helm and a revamped defense behind him.
We talked about Duke’s success in the Draft in our most recent video.