Pittsburgh is gearing up to host the 2026 NFL Draft from April 23 to 25, expecting to welcome between 500,000 The post NFL Draft Crowd Boom Forces Pittsburgh Schools to Shut Classrooms For 3 Days appeared first on FirstSportz.

Pittsburgh Public Schools will be closed for three days and will switch to remote learning because of the NFL Draft.

In 2026, Pittsburgh will serve as the host for the first time since 1947, and it will be dealing with significantly more logistical issues than it did more than 75 years ago.