Posted By Vince Grzegorekvgrzegorek@clevescene.com> on Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 10:59 AM click to enlarge The draft is here, and it s hard not to notice
Tens of thousands of people descended on downtown Cleveland yesterday for day one of the 2021 NFL Draft, packing the lakefront venue, sidewalks, bars and restaurants with numbers and energy that made the city feel very much alive for the first time in a year.
The marquee NFL event brought with it all the glitz and excitement you d imagine despite attendance slimmed down by Covid safety guidelines and some late afternoon/early evening fog and rain.
VIPs were in town, an international audience was watching Cleveland sparkle, Northeast Ohioans took advantage of what could be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take in the festivities in their hometown, visitors gushed about the city, and even