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[[File:2017 NFL Draft stage.jpg|thumb|right|The stage for the 2017 NFL Draftdraft on Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art]]

The '''2017 NFL Draftdraft''' was the 82nd [[NFL draft|annual meeting]] of [[National Football League]] (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible [[American football]] players. It was held in front of the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]]<ref name=location /> on April 27–29, returning to [[Philadelphia]] for the first time since [[1961 NFL Draftdraft|1961]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Philadelphia to host 2017 NFL Draft|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000693287/article/philadelphia-to-host-2017-nfl-draft|publisher=NFL|date=September 1, 2016|access-date=September 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/sports/football/nfl-draft-time-location-streaming.html |title=What You Need to Know About the N.F.L. Draft |author=Victor Mather |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref>

The player selections were announced from an outdoor theater built on the [[Rocky Steps]], marking the first time an entire NFL draft was held outdoors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parkway, and perhaps Rocky steps, to be stage for 2017 NFL draft|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160902_Parkway_and_perhaps_Rocky_Steps_to_be_stage_for_2017_NFL_Draft.html|publisher=philly.com|date=September 2, 2016|access-date=March 5, 2017}}</ref> The NFL announced that the draft was the most attended in history, with more than 250,000 people present.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000804919/article/philadelphia-has-record-attendance-for-2017-nfl-draft|title=Philadelphia sets NFL Draft attendance record|work=NFL.com|date=April 29, 2017 |access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/NFL-Draft-Philadelphia-Experience-Eagles-Record-Breaking-Attendance--420827683.html |title=Philly breaks NFL record attendance with 250,000 |work=NBC10 Philadelphia |date=April 30, 2017|access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref> Starting with this draft, compensatory picks could be traded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14274468/nfl-owners-ok-compensatory-pick-trading-2017|title=Owners OK trading of compensatory picks, shorten legal tampering window|work=ESPN.com|date=December 2, 2015|access-date=May 14, 2017}}</ref> The record for most trades made during an NFL Draftdraft was set this year at 37, surpassing the 34 trades in the [[2008 NFL Draftdraft]].<ref>{{cite news|title=2017 NFL Draft sets record for number of trades|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2706766-2017-nfl-draft-sets-record-for-number-of-trades|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=April 30, 2017}}</ref> The number of trades was surpassed in [[2019 NFL Draftdraft|2019]], when 40 were conducted.

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