The 2017 NFL draft is coming to Philadelphia, NBC10 confirmed. Philadelphia has been long-rumored to be the front-runner to host the 2017 draft. On Wednesday afternoon, ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported that the draft was officially coming to Philly. Schefter says the announcement will come Thursday. 

Back in early July, U.S. congressman Bob Brady told the Philadelphia Daily News that the draft was coming to Philly, but the city and the NFL told NBC10 and CSNPhilly.com that it wasn't yet a done deal at that time.

Now, it appears it is.

While the draft is coming to Philadelphia, it's unclear where the actual event will be held. Philadelphia and Los Angeles were the reported frontrunners. Philly hasn't hosted the draft since December 1960, when it was held at the Warwick Hotel.

The Eagles don't have a first-round pick in 2017 after trading up to No. 2 to take Carson Wentz this past spring.

For the last two years, the draft was held in Chicago after New York hosted the event for many years.