MORNING, IS WARMING UP. THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE BLACK AND GOLD. ALSO GOOD NEWS WE’RE JOINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE ROGER GOODELL. SECOND TIME I’VE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU THIS YEAR. WE WERE IN GREEN BAY. YEAH. AND NOW YOU’RE HERE. SO WE WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE DRAFT 129 DAYS OUT. BASED ON WHAT YOU’RE HEARING. WHERE DO WE STAND RIGHT NOW? ARE WE READY? YOU ARE DEFINITELY READY. YOU KNOW, THIS TOWN KNOWS ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL AND HOW TO CELEBRATE FOOTBALL. AND THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. AND CELEBRATE THIS GREAT COMMUNITY. THIS IS THIS IS A COMMUNITY I KNOW A LOT ABOUT. AND I CAN’T WAIT. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. PITTSBURGH HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED A DRAFT LIKE THIS. TELL THE FANS WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT. IT’S GOING TO BE BIGGER THAN WHATEVER YOU EXPECT. IT HAS GROWN EVERY YEAR. WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE FACT WE WANT COMMUNITIES TO DO IT THEIR WAY, SO I THINK THERE’LL BE A LOT OF YINZERS. THERE’LL BE THERE’LL BE A LOT OF WAYS TO CELEBRATE THE GAME AND THIS COMMUNITY AND WHAT THE STEELERS MEAN TO THIS COMMUNITY, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT. SO I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE A REALLY FUN WEEKEND FOR EVERYBODY. WELL, I HOPE YOU’VE DONE YOUR WORKING OUT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GET A LOT OF HUGS FROM THOSE PLAYERS. THEY LIKE TO SQUEEZE. THAT’S MORE DEFENSIVE THAN OFFENSIVE. LET’S JUST PUT IT THAT WAY. COMMISSIONER GOODELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOU BACK HERE IN APRIL. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. I HOPE IT’LL BE WARM. IT’S GOING TO BE WELL, YOU CAN’T COUNT ON THAT. YOU KNOW WE’VE WE HAD SOME SNOW. LET’S GET IT. LET’S GET IT GOING. THAT’S OKAY. WE HAVE TO BRING YOU A LITTLE BI
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says Pittsburgh is ‘definitely ready’ to host the NFL Draft
Updated: 8:44 PM EST Dec 15, 2025
The 2026 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says Pittsburgh is ready for all the festivities. During Pittsburgh Action News 4’s Black and Gold Primetime pregame special ahead of the Steelers-Dolphins game Monday night, Goodell spoke on the draft and how special it will be to Pittsburgh. “You are definitely ready. You know, this town knows all about football, and how to celebrate football, and that’s what it’s all about,” Goodell told Action News Monday night. Goodell said it will be bigger than what most people might expect, saying yinzers will be ready in full fashion. “It’s going to be bigger than what you can expect,” Goodell said. “It has grown every year. We keep talking about the fact of wanting communities to do it their way, so there will be a lot of yinzers and a lot of ways to celebrate the game .” Earlier this month, members of the NFL, Visit Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh Steelers organization met with downtown business owners for the second of three town hall meetings to further explain planning strategies ahead of the NFL Draft.Pittsburgh will host the three-day NFL Draft, April 23-25.PREVIOUS NFL DRAFT COVERAGE:
PITTSBURGH —
The 2026 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says Pittsburgh is ready for all the festivities.
During Pittsburgh Action News 4’s Black and Gold Primetime pregame special ahead of the Steelers-Dolphins game Monday night, Goodell spoke on the draft and how special it will be to Pittsburgh.
“You are definitely ready. You know, this town knows all about football, and how to celebrate football, and that’s what it’s all about,” Goodell told Action News Monday night.
Goodell said it will be bigger than what most people might expect, saying yinzers will be ready in full fashion.
“It’s going to be bigger than what you can expect,” Goodell said. “It has grown every year. We keep talking about the fact of wanting communities to do it their way, so there will be a lot of yinzers and a lot of ways to celebrate the game [in Pittsburgh].”
Earlier this month, members of the NFL, Visit Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh Steelers organization met with downtown business owners for the second of three town hall meetings to further explain planning strategies ahead of the NFL Draft.
Pittsburgh will host the three-day NFL Draft, April 23-25.
PREVIOUS NFL DRAFT COVERAGE: