President Trump plans to announce Monday that Washington, D.C., will host the 2027 NFL Draft, with the aim of holding it on the National Mall, Axios has learned.

The announcement is expected to be made with National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris at the White House, two sources familiar with the plan tell Axios.

Driving the news: It comes days after the Commanders and D.C. officials announced a plan to bring the team back to the city with a new domed stadium on the site of the old RFK stadium.

The team has played in suburban Prince George's County, Maryland, for nearly three decades at a stadium built by former team owner Jack Kent Cooke.

It would be part of a massive $3.7 billion redevelopment project that would include the 65,00-seat domed stadium, 6,000 homes and an entertainment district.

The project was unveiled by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the team last week. The Commanders would pay $2.7 billion for the stadium, with $1 billion in taxpayer dollars used to build infrastructure on the site.

Bowser wants the D.C. Council to approve the project by July 15. The council's approval isn't assured — Council Chair Phil Mendelson is deeply skeptical of using public funds for the project.

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