Pittsburgh prepares safety plan for NFL Draft week

The NFL, along with Pittsburgh Public Safety, will be providing information on how they’ll be working together to keep visitors safe during Draft week. You can watch the press conference live in the video player above at 4 p.m.The NFL’s Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier will be joined by Visit Pittsburgh, Public Safety, Pittsburgh Police, FBI Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State Police and the US Coast Guard for Tuesday’s briefing.The NFL draft will be held April 23-25. With an estimated 700,000 people expected to descend on Pittsburgh, authorities said they are hard at work making sure the city is safe.Earlier this month, officials said there would be an increased law enforcement presence beyond the perimeters of the draft and into the city.At the time, officials said they wouldn’t go into specific numbers for the increased presence, but said it would be “significant.”The FBI said they are not aware of any credible threat of violence targeting the NFL Draft. Hundreds of agents and analysts will be deployed across the region during draft week. This story is developing and will be updated during the press conference.

PITTSBURGH —

The NFL, along with Pittsburgh Public Safety, will be providing information on how they’ll be working together to keep visitors safe during Draft week.

You can watch the press conference live in the video player above at 4 p.m.

The NFL’s Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier will be joined by Visit Pittsburgh, Public Safety, Pittsburgh Police, FBI Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State Police and the US Coast Guard for Tuesday’s briefing.

The NFL draft will be held April 23-25. With an estimated 700,000 people expected to descend on Pittsburgh, authorities said they are hard at work making sure the city is safe.

Earlier this month, officials said there would be an increased law enforcement presence beyond the perimeters of the draft and into the city.

At the time, officials said they wouldn’t go into specific numbers for the increased presence, but said it would be “significant.”

The FBI said they are not aware of any credible threat of violence targeting the NFL Draft. Hundreds of agents and analysts will be deployed across the region during draft week.

This story is developing and will be updated during the press conference.