{"id":176229,"date":"2026-04-26T02:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T02:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/176229\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T02:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T02:36:16","slug":"nfl-draft-in-pittsburgh-sets-all-time-attendance-record-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/176229\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft in Pittsburgh sets all-time attendance record \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 The NFL Draft in Pittsburgh continues to set records! <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The city broke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-nfl-draft-city-breaks-all-time-round-1-attendance-record\/XDH5JRUYBFHILLLDHU4EZEOOII\/?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawRaMAdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe5IsY1dIy32XT5s0ebUq4rMFAA16UVE2EnS57uDJ9mQV1O5RdEcOt8mXfRHU_aem_qtAliqvBhJdGv0CMbJ0W3Q#Echobox=1777025407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-nfl-draft-city-breaks-all-time-round-1-attendance-record\/XDH5JRUYBFHILLLDHU4EZEOOII\/?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawRaMAdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe5IsY1dIy32XT5s0ebUq4rMFAA16UVE2EnS57uDJ9mQV1O5RdEcOt8mXfRHU_aem_qtAliqvBhJdGv0CMbJ0W3Q#Echobox=1777025407\">the all-time round one attendance record with 320,000 fans<\/a> on Thursday night. This crowd topped 275,000 plus who attended in Detroit in 2024, according to the NFL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Now that the NFL Draft has officially wrapped up, officials announced that fans broke the all-time attendance record. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-steelers-select-wide-receiver-germie-bernard-second-pick-nfl-draft\/DEGR7K7QTRFGTHMAVYOCS744AM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-steelers-select-wide-receiver-germie-bernard-second-pick-nfl-draft\/DEGR7K7QTRFGTHMAVYOCS744AM\/\">&gt;&gt;&gt; Here\u2019s who the Pittsburgh Steelers selected in the 2026 NFL Draft &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to a notification on the NFL OnePass app, 805,000 fans attended the draft over the last three days. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">That breaks the previous all-time attendance record, 775,000 fans, also set at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/trump-evacuated-after-security-incident-white-house-correspondents-dinner-no-sign-injuries\/TJ6FEP3ADVHPTJU2TSS42HNGKU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump unharmed after security incident at White House correspondents\u2019 dinner<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/steelers-select-hometown-athlete-with-their-final-pick-2026-nfl-draft\/W4BYHB3PGFCIZJSGMEDOUUASQI\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers select hometown athlete with their final pick of the 2026 NFL Draft <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/coroner-called-after-vehicle-hits-pedestrian-beaver-county\/APR7R37CQBD6JESKYVHD3DJQTA\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Child dead after being struck by vehicle in Beaver County, suspected driver in custody<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-steelers-select-wide-receiver-germie-bernard-second-pick-nfl-draft\/DEGR7K7QTRFGTHMAVYOCS744AM\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here\u2019s who the Pittsburgh Steelers selected in the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/officer-killed-another-critically-injured-chicago-hospital-shooting-police-say\/VSUQBA7XPNBLNHBJ5T5OIOG5BU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Officer killed, another critically injured in Chicago hospital shooting, police say <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 The NFL Draft in Pittsburgh continues to set records! 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