Football

The rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions has spilled into their respective communities. The City of Green Bay says the recently completed NFL draft, hosted at Lambeau Field, had more “unique visitors” than the previous year’s draft in Detroit.

The Wisconsin River Muskies, a nonprofit adult amateur football team based in Wausau, is preparing for its inaugural season this year.

According to the NFL, 600,000 people attended the draft at Lambeau Field over three days — more than double pre-event forecasts and roughly six times Green Bay’s population.

According to the NFL, 205,000 fans attended the first night of the three-day NFL draft in Green Bay. Business was great near the stadium, but was slower downtown.

For the first time since 2002, the Green Bay Packers have selected a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL draft. They made the pick in front of thousands of fans in their city.

The NFL draft will put the national spotlight on Lambeau Field and Green Bay. Hundreds of fans were out roaming the streets around the stadium ahead of the event.

The Brown County Board awarded $20,000 to Awaken Wisconsin to combat potential increased human trafficking during the NFL Draft in Green Bay.

With the NFL’s largest offseason event coming to its smallest city in just days, local leaders say Green Bay is ready to welcome tens of thousands of visitors.

Thanks to a partnership with the NFL and the Minnesota Vikings, UW-Stout formed a new women’s flag football league with other Midwest colleges.

The NFL draft is expected to draw close to 250,000 people to Green Bay. But a little more than a week out from the event, multiple Airbnb properties near Lambeau Field still had availability.