GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Despite being the smallest market throughout the NFL, the City of Green Bay welcomed in 600,000 fans while hosting the 2025 NFL Draft.
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Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich said in a release how grateful he was for the several groups of people responsible for making the 2025 NFL Draft a great and successful event, including local residents and the Packers themselves.
With the 2025 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, I feel immense gratitude for so many people, beginning with Green Bay residents, our public safety teams, city employees of all kinds, our business improvement districts and their incredible staff, the Village of Ashwaubenon, Brown County, and, of course, the Packers, the local organizing committee, Discover Green Bay, and the NFL for making the 2025 Draft something special for everyone.
Mayor Eric Genrich
Mayor Genrich also specifically mentioned Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy, who, despite all the naysayers, helped bring his vision of bringing the NFL Draft to Titletown to life.
He added that while there were plenty of skeptics, “the little city that could” ignored all of the noise and “proved Mark right” by showing the world what Green Bay was capable of.
Hundreds and thousands of visitors made the trip to Green Bay for the three-day event, along with millions of viewers watching from home.
The following are some of the reported statistics for the use of city resources during the 2025 NFL Draft:
Green Bay Police Department:
- Over 100 officers onsite throughout the event
- Only 1 arrest was made during the three-day event
- Just 8 ejections
Green Bay Metro Fire Department:
- 15 ambulance transports
- 71 emergency medical service (EMS) incidents were responded to
- 1 fire incident managed
- 529 public assistance calls answered
- First aid provided to 172 visitors
Green Bay Metro Transit:
- Nearly 20,000 total bus trips provided – a 250% increase from normal ridership
Mayor Genrich also said that many area restaurants and organizations provided over 2,000 meals to the first responders working the draft, providing an example of the ethic he says was at the core of what made the three day event special as well as what will help allow the city “to continue to grow, innovate, and succeed in the years ahead.”
I am incredibly proud of our citizens and grateful to them. At every opportunity, they open their arms wide to visitors and fans of all kinds and demonstrate a true spirit of northern hospitality that is palpable, contagious, and inspiring.
What’s next is yet to be determined, but this much we know: This community owns the Green Bay Packers, and this community owns our future, too. It is yet to be made, but it is brighter than we can even imagine.
Mayor Eric Genrich
