Indianapolis Will Host NFL Combine in 2025
Indianapolis, which has been home to the NFL Combine since 1987, will host the event again in 2025, retaining the offseason showcase of potential draft prospects that in 2023 generated an estimated $9.1 million in economic impact with a record-setting number of fans.
Visit Indy, the Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium, the city of Indianapolis, IU Health and the Indiana Sports Corp collectively worked alongside the Indianapolis Colts to pitch to keep the NFL Combine in Indy for 2025.
“We know cities across the U.S. consistently vie to host all of the NFL’s events,” said Leonard Hoops, president and chief executive officer of Visit Indy. “We appreciate the NFL’s continued confidence and partnership with Indy and we are looking forward to continued growth in our city.”
“We are thrilled to continue partnering with Visit Indy, the Indianapolis Colts and our local partners for the event in 2025,” said Peter O’Reilly, executive vice president, of club business, league events and international at the NFL. “The city has continued to innovate and help us evolve both the setup for the football evaluation process as well as growing the in-person experience for football fans in the region and across the country.”
The 2024 NFL Combine will be free for fans to attend live over the span of four days. The NFL will also host the free Combine Experience at Lucas Oil Stadium, where fans can take photos with the Colts’ Super Bowl XLI Vince Lombardi Trophy, view all 57 Super Bowl, participate in interactive games and purchase merchandise from NFL Shop.
The combine is part of a big first six months for Indianapolis, which is scheduled later this month to host the PBA’s U.S. Open before the NBA All-Star Game on February 18. The combine this year will be February 29 through March 3 before the destination hosts the NCAA Division I men’s swimming and diving championships, the NIT Championship on April 4 and the annual Indianapolis 500 on May 26 before the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium from June 15-23.
Indianapolis last fall broke ground on a convention center expansion and new hotel in the downtown area that is scheduled to be finished by summer of 2026.
“From our world-class facilities to our hospitality partners and proximity to sports medicine and science facilities, Indianapolis has proven time and again that it is uniquely positioned and equipped to host an event the size and magnitude of the NFL Combine,” said Pete Ward, chief operating officer with the Indianapolis Colts. “We once again look forward to welcoming the football world to Indy and making this the best Combine ever.”
