PHOTOS: Past NFL Drafts in Philadelphia

Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Washington Redskins Club president George Marshall with National Football League Commissioner Bert Bell in Philadelphia on Jan. 31, 1957.
Draft choice list is checked closely by Green Bay Packers scout Jack Vainisi, left, Packers new head coach Ray McLean, center, assistant coach Jack Morton, Jan. 28, 1958 in Phila.
About to uncover coins in three-way toss-up deciding order for 4th, 5th and 6th places in the National Football League player draft on Dec. 1, 1958 in Philadelphia.
Ray McLean, left, Green Bay Packers coach, raises hand in gesture marking the first choice in the annual NFL player draft, Dec. 1, 1958 in Philadelphia.
Billy Cannon, center, listens during conversation between Los Angeles Rams' coach Sid Gillman, left, and Ram's general manager Pete Rozrelle in Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 30, 1959.
Tom Landry, left, coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL, goes over draft eligibles roster at the NFL draft meeting in Philadelphia on Dec. 27, 1960 GM Tex Schramm.
PHOTOS: Past NFL Drafts in PhiladelphiaWashington Redskins Club president George Marshall with National Football League Commissioner Bert Bell in Philadelphia on Jan. 31, 1957.
AP Photo/Bill Ingraham

The NFL Draft is returning to Philadelphia in 2017. The event has a long history in the City of Brotherly Love.