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The rivalry between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers burn red in heat even in the low season.
The president of the Lions, Rod Wood, made sure to launch some on the Tuesday when he talked about the NFL draft that took place in Green Bay after the event in Detroit last year. Thousands of people are expected to attend the event again this year in Wisconsin.
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Flagas that promote the NFL draft on April 19, 2025 in Leicht Memorial Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Sarah Kloepping/USA Today Network Wisconsin through IMAGN images)
Wood took a chance in the Packers while talking at an annual Draft lunch in Detroit.
“Trying to make the NFL consider bringing it back (Detroit) because I don’t think they will overcome it,” said Wood, through Detroit Free Press. “There is no way that Green Bay approaches. They will end second or, as I said to Brad (Galli), they will end third as they did last year.”
The Draft had 775,000 people who attended for three days, establishing a record initially made in 2019 when it was held in Nashville, Tennessee.
The statue of Vince Lombardi overlooks the NFL Draft stage as construction teams work to complete the structure on April 21, 2025 in Green Bay. (Sarah Kloepping/USA Today Network Wisconsin through IMAGN images)
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A signal for Packers everywhere Draft Haus, which will be open during the NFL draft, is shown in the Lambeau Field parking lot on April 19, 2025 in Green Bay. (Sarah Kloepping/USA Today Network Wisconsin through IMAGN images)
According to reports, Green Bay is expected to, the smallest NFL market has around 250,000 that come to the city for the event.
The NFL draft is the first important event to start the new season. Although the NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, and others only announce a list of team -made teams, fans go to him every year and attract a mass audience on television.
A team of team helmets is exhibited in the gallery store on the NFL Draft Campus in the Green Bay Packers Titletown District on April 21, 2025 in Aswaubenon, Wisconsin. (Sarah Kloepping/USA Today Network Wisconsin through IMAGN images)
The Lions, who won the NFC North last season, have the 28th selection of the first round. Packers have 23.
