Ex-executivo revela que a NFL quase desistiu de realizar o draft em Pittsburgh

O ex-executivo do Condado de Allegheny, Rich Fitzgerald, revelou que a NFL quase desistiu de sediar seu draft de 2026 em Pittsburgh após testemunhar uma enchente severa durante uma visita anos antes.

Fitzgerald compartilhou o relato no podcast Sacred Grounds, apresentado por Robby e Uncle Paulie. Ele relembrou que, durante uma visita da NFL por volta da época da abertura da temporada do Pittsburgh Pirates no início de abril, o Point State Park e o calçadão à beira do rio estavam submersos devido ao que as autoridades descreveram como uma enchente centenária. Representantes da liga expressaram dúvidas, dizendo que não acreditavam ser possível realizar o evento no local.

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