WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2027 NFL draft is heading to the nation’s capital on the National Mall, President Donald Trump said Monday, bringing the widely popular event back to Washington for the first time in more than eight decades.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the 2027 NFL draft would be held in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall. "The draft is a celebration of one of our country's most cherished cultural institutions, and the annual highlights for football fans everywhere," Trump said. "Everyone in the world is going to be watching."

After nearly four years out of professional football, Jon Gruden is making a return. The Super Bowl-winning coach has joined the ownership group of the Nashville Kats, joining former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher, who holds a majority ownership stake in the team through his company, Fisher Football Ventures LLC.

Jon Gruden is getting back into professional football. The former NFL coach is joining the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football One league as both a part-owner and what the club called “consulting and advisory roles in all aspects of the team’s football and business operations.