The 2025 NFL Draft is set to be the latest installment in the league’s annual selection meeting. The NFL’s global growth has made the game more popular than it’s ever been, and the increased coverage around the event shows that.
This year’s draft is at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI, and runs from April 24th to April 26th. The Green Bay Packers’ home is set to host a large number of fans, but how can everyone else catch the event?
How and Where To Listen to the 2025 NFL Draft?
The three-day event starts on April 24th at 8 p.m. ET and will cover the first round. Night two is set to start at 7 p.m. ET on April 25th and will cover rounds two and three. The draft concludes with rounds four through seven on April 26th, with coverage beginning at noon ET.
PFSN has a breakdown of how to watch the 2025 NFL Draft, but fans who will only be able to listen will have to look elsewhere.
The draft will be broadcast live on SiriusXM Channel 88. All seven rounds will be covered on SiriusXM. The satellite radio company put out a press release detailing draft coverage, which will have multiple former NFL personnel members and players involved.
SiriusXM’s statement said, “Live coverage will air on SiriusXM NFL Radio (channel 88) Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25, starting at 7 pm ET and Saturday, April 26, starting at noon ET. SiriusXM will cover all 32 teams’ selections through all seven rounds, and SiriusXM hosts will conduct interviews with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, draftees, general managers and coaches.”
The 2025 NFL Draft will also be broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio and long-time NFL radio partner Westwood One. ESPN Radio will cover the entire event, with Westwood One covering just the first round.
History of the NFL Draft
The NFL Draft wasn’t implemented until 1936, when teams gathered in a hotel and picked over a pool of just 90 players. The draft wasn’t broadcast until 1980 when ESPN convinced then-Commissioner Pete Rozelle that the event would draw an audience.
Once the league shifted the draft to the weekend in 1988, ESPN’s ratings significantly increased, and the draft started to become more of a spectacle.
The draft was held at New York’s Radio City Music Hall for many years before rotating between NFL cities starting in 2015. Chicago hosted in 2015 and 2016, and eight other cities have hosted since.
The 2020 NFL Draft was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Pittsburgh is set to host in 2026.