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Detroit Lions to host NFL draft event for season ticket holders at Ford Field
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Want to watch the NFL draft at Ford Field?
Well, if you are a season ticket holder for the Detroit Lions , you're in luck.
The Lions sent an email to season ticket holders on Saturday letting them know the team would be hosting a private draft party for "Lions Loyal Members" at Ford Field on the first night of the draft, April 25. The event invitation will be sent to Lions' season ticket holders on April 4, per the email, with tickets to attend priced at $25 per person.
A view outside Ford Field prior to a game between the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions in the NFC wild-card playoffs on Jan. 14, 2024 in Detroit.
The event will be hosted by T.J. Lang , the former Lions lineman and current radio sideline reporter with WXYT-FM (97.1), and Lions public address announcer Chris Fritzsching. Along with watching the draft live, there will be "prizes, games, Ford Field tours & so much more" along with $40 in Lions Loot, money season ticket holders can use at Ford Field, to use for food and beverages. Parking can be purchased for $40 when buying tickets and the event will permit re-entry into Ford Field.
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The event, though it is for the draft and happening just blocks away, is not affiliated with the actual NFL draft, happening in Campus Martius down to Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit. To attend the NFL draft experience downtown, fans must register for free using the NFL OnePass app . There are currently a limited number of tickets available in the NFL draft theater, where the selections are made, for the second and third days of the draft.
The free-to-attend NFL draft experience will include a "Taste of Detroit" tailgate featuring dozens of local Detroit restaurants and five Detroit food trucks on location throughout the event, football challenges such as a 40-yard dash, autograph stations to meet NFL legends and take pictures with Super Bowl memorabilia and a number of youth activities hosted at Corner Ballpark, the site of Tiger Stadium in Corktown.
The experience will run downtown throughout the NFL draft, scheduled for April 25-27. The season ticket event at Ford Field is only happening on the first night for the first round.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions to host NFL draft event at Ford Field
