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The city of Pittsburgh will host the NFL Draft from Thursday through Saturday, and it's going to be an exciting time for both the city and the Steelers fanbase.
Everyone in Pittsburgh seems to be excited about the draft coming to the city, and head coach Mike McCarthy is eager to witness the event unfold in the place where he grew up.
"I think anytime Western Pennsylvania has a chance to show itself off, it's a great thing," said McCarthy on Monday, via Steelers.com Teresa Varley. "I know personally, just through family and friends, what the Draft will bring to our great city and to show it off. It will be exciting.
"It's great. Frankly it will be more important to my family as far as them being able to enjoy the Draft. We're going to be busy. I laugh, because my mother asks me every year if I'm going to the Draft. I say no, I'm going to be in the draft room here for Year 33. We don't go to the Draft. But I think it will be great everybody gets to experience it."
Pittsburgh is truly one of the best sports cities in the world, and it will be exciting to see how Steelers fans react when they’re on the clock Thursday night with the 21st pick.
The Steelers could make one of the most surprising picks of the draft if they decide to select Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson at No. 21.
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