NFL releases link, app to attend NFL draft festivities

The NFL on Monday rolled out the link and app for fans to register and attend the draft and NFL Draft Experience from April 28 to 30 in Las Vegas.

Both events are free to the public, but fans will be required to register at NFL.com/OnePass or the NFL OnePass app. The link and app were activated on Monday.

“It’s basically your passport to the draft,” said Peter O’Reilly, the NFL’s executive vice president of club business and league events.

The NFL draft was scheduled to be in Las Vegas in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced the NFL to cancel the in-person event and hold the draft virtually. Last year’s draft was in Cleveland, with Las Vegas being restored as the host city for 2022.

The NFL Draft Experience will be open all three days of the draft and set up adjacent to the actual draft theater. Both events will be located behind the High Roller and The Linq, next to the Caesars Forum, across a 1,050,000-square foot area.

While the NFL is urging fans to get registered before they arrive, there will be mechanisms to accommodate on-site registration. By preregistering, though, fans can expedite the process more efficiently.

“Really, all you need is that OnePass app,” O’Reilly said. “It gives you the freedom to come in. The great part about the layout, unlike some of the other drafts, is the draft experience is right next to the theater. So you can free flow between those areas.”

The draft experience is an interactive playground for fans to view NFL exhibits, interact and get autographs from players, shop for merchandise and view all three of the Raiders’ trophies from Super Bowls XI, XV and XVIII. A Play 60 zone will be set up for younger fans to take part in football activities.

Fans can watch the draft on a first-come, first-served basis in a standing room-only area adjacent to the draft theater. TV screens also will be set up. The standing room-only area can accommodate 16,000 to 20,000.

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