NFL Calls Off Draft Parties In Vegas

 Hometown fans of the Tennessee Titans react after their first round pick of Jeffery Simmons is announced on day 1 of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee
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LAS VEGAS, NV (KXNT) - The National Football League announced Monday morning that their draft event scheduld for April 23rd-25th in Las Vegas has been cancelled.

The city was expecting an estimated 600,000 to come to town for the event. which was to be held in the heart of The Strip.

The NFL Draft will still be televised, with a statement from the league saying that it is "exploring innovative options for how the process is being conducted"