The NFL Draft is heading to the National Mall in 2027 and, unsurprisingly, Donald Trump is set to take center stage. 

The President was joined by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday to announce that the draft would be rolling into the nation’s capital in two years’ time as the next generation of football stars ascend to the league’s ranks. 

And Trump, 78, confirmed that not only will he be there to oversee the selection, he’ll be also taking over a major role from the commissioner. 

Speaking to Hugh Hewitt via phone interview Wednesday, Trump suggested he could become Commander-in-Chief of the draft when was asked if Goodell had offered to allow him to announce the No. 1 overall pick – normally an honor reserved for the commissioner. 

‘He did actually,’ Trump confirmed, after Hewitt had claimed that Goodell wasn’t popular among the majority of the president’s MAGA fanbase. 

However, whether Trump follows through on his duty remains to be seen as he went on to get the date of the DC draft incorrect. 

Donald Trump announced that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held in Dc earlier this week 

The president confirmed that commissioner Roger Goodell offered him a major role in the draft

‘It’s the 2026 draft, actually,’ he mistakenly corrected Hewitt, ‘and it’s going to be exciting, It’s great for Washington DC. We need it a little bit.’ 

Washington DC has never hosted the event since it began changing venues in 2015. Previously the draft was primarily held in New York and Philadelphia. Last month’s NFL Draft was held in Green Bay, while the 2026 showpiece is being staged in Pittsburgh.

The National Mall is capable of holding several hundred thousands spectators, although the exact capacity for the 2027 NFL Draft has yet to be announced.

‘I don’t think there’s ever been in anything like that,’ Trump said of staging the draft on the National Mall. ‘That’s a good idea… Maybe we could use it for other things also.’ 

Washington was selected as draft hosts just days after Democrat DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a plan to bring the team back to the city with a new arena on the site of the old RFK Stadium, where the team then known as the Redskins played until 1996.

Currently, RFK Stadium stands on the site on the banks of the Anacostia River in the eastern part of the city. The building has been in the process of a prolonged demolition that has been delayed multiple times. The building was closed back in September 2019, but structural demolition has only begun this year.

Trump also got involved in this year’s draft, intervening on behalf of Shedeur Sanders as the quarterback plummeted through the first four rounds. 

‘What is wrong with NFL owners, are they STUPID?’ Trump wrote on Truth Social. ‘Deion Sanders was a great college football player, and was even greater in the NFL. He’s also a very good coach, streetwise and smart!

Trump was joined by  Scott Turner, Josh Harris, Goodell, Muriel Bowser and Doug Burgum on Monday to unveil the draft location for 2027 

This rendering shows what the National Mall might look like during the 2027 NFL Draft 

Trump weighed in on this year’s draft when he posted about Shedeur Sanders’ slide 

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‘Therefore, Shedeur, his quarterback son, has PHENOMENAL GENES, and is all set for Greatness. He should be ”picked” IMMEDIATELY by a team that wants to WIN. Good luck Shedeur, and say hello to your wonderful father!’

When asked why he hit out at ‘stupid’ NFL owners for pᴀssing on the 23-year-old following the opening round, Trump credited Sanders’ Hall of Fame father Deion and his support. 

‘His father is a big Trump fan and I like  it when people are Trump fans,’ he told Hewitt. ‘His father has said great things about me over the years. 

‘No. 2, genetics. He has good genes for a football player. I watched him play for a little bit and I thought he was a really talented quarterback. I like his gene pool and I like his talent. I really think he’s going to do well. I just felt they treated him really badly.’

Although not attached to an actual game, the NFL Draft has become a major annual event and even drew 600,000 fans to Green Bay, the NFL’s smallest market, last month.

And it’s even more popular on television, with Sanders’ dramatic fall from a projected first-round pick to the 144th selection captivating audiences for three days. According to a league statement, an average of 7.3 million viewers watched second- and third-round coverage on Friday night, which marked a 40-percent increase from 2024.