Kansas City and Cleveland Expected to Be Among Future NFL Draft Locations After 2020

The future locations of the NFL Draft are to be revealed soon, which will have cities across the U.S. steeped with anticipation.

According to Ian Rapoport, the NFL is expected to announce the lucky winners on Wednesday.

The NFL is expected to announce on Wednesday future draft locations, following Las Vegas for 2020. Among the finalists last time were: Cleveland and Kansas City, along with Denver. 20 teams bid on future drafts and 13 sent reps to scout things out a few weeks ago in Nashville.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 21, 2019

Las Vegas is set to host the draft in 2020 when the Raiders come to town. Former finalists to host the draft such as Cleveland, Kansas City and Denver could all be announced as future locations later in the week.

A plethora of hopeful teams want in on the action. Twenty teams submitted bids for future drafts, and 13 of them sent representatives to scope out the proceedings a few weeks ago while Nashville played host to the big event.

Hosting the draft is a massive responsibility, but it also means major brand recognition for the lucky team that earns the honor, hence the reason that the 2020 draft is in Las Vegas. It's a good way to drum up business for teams struggling with their image.

The @latimes visited w/ ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro at NFL Draft in Nashville. A good look at his first year on the job and the state of our business. Via @SteveBattaglio: https://t.co/qknCz2VmMe
— bill hofheimer (@bhofheimer_espn) May 20, 2019

Cleveland feels like it has a strong case, but up until Wednesday, it's nothing more than speculation.

All that's left to do is sit and wait for the announcement to come in.