The City of New Orleans hopes to be the NFL's number one draft pick.
According to a report on espn.go.com, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell laying out an elaborate plan to make New Orleans a future site of the NFL draft. According to the report, the plan includes a Mardi Gras-esque parade and events involving retired NFL players. It would be held at either the Morial Convention Center or the New Orleans Arena. New York has hosted the draft since 1965 and will do so again in 2008. The ESPN report states that NFL officials have not yet responded to the request.
Couldn't we just see it now? NFL hopefuls tossing Mardi Gras beads to the crowd as they're called up to the stage. A brass band entertaining the crowd as NFL big wigs debate who'll be their first round pick. Mayor Nagin saying something totally embarrassing as he just loves to do when we're in the national spotlight. Oh yeah, this could be the start of something good.
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