by Scott Hurley, FOX 11 News

Thu, April 24th 2025 at 6:31 PM

Updated Fri, April 25th 2025 at 7:55 PM

Fans try to catch a glimpse of the NFL Draft from outside a fence after the event in Green Bay reached capacity and admission was paused April 24, 2025. (WLUK/Mike Moon)

GREEN BAY (WLUK) — The NFL Draft campus around Lambeau Field reached capacity less than an hour before selections began Thursday night.

League commissioner Roger Goodell announced that more than 125,000 people were in attendance. For comparison, the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest estimate puts the city of Green Bay’s population at 105,744.

General admission entry was paused for more than an hour.

The Green Bay Packers organization announced just after 7:40 p.m. that gates were reopening.

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The NFL has not revealed what its official capacity is.