The 2017 NFL Draft is set to take place later this month.
In recent years, the National Football League has moved the draft around the country after a longtime stay at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
After a stop in Chicago, the draft will now be heading to Philadelphia.
The draft — which will take place from April 27-29 — will be held in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art at Eakins Oval. It is the first time Philadelphia has hosted the draft since 1961.
It is also the first time the draft will be held outdoors, with the famed Rocky steps serving as a backdrop.
The draft will be held in a makeshift theater and Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily shared some of the first photo renderings of what the stage will look like. Check it out:
Here is rendering of the Draft next week in Philly. The Rocky steps are behind the stage pic.twitter.com/ue6JPeEGCq
— Daniel Kaplan (@KaplanSportsBiz) April 18, 2017
Another rendering of what the NFL expects next week's Draft to look like at night pic.twitter.com/GvLA6QvxId
— Daniel Kaplan (@KaplanSportsBiz) April 18, 2017
The stage definitely looks the part, now let’s just hope the weather holds up.
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