Security To Be Strict For NFL Draft In Pittsburgh: What To Know

PITTSBURGH, PA — The NFL Draft, including NFL Draft Experience, which will occur Thursday through Saturday in Pittsburgh, will have strict security and screening policies in place.

Additionally, expect a voluminous law enforcement presence.

The Draft and Draft Experience, which will take place outside of Acrisure Stadium and on the North Shore, is expected to attract as many as 600,000 people.

All items carried by fans will be carefully inspected and potentially prohibited from entry. The NFL All Clear policy will be in effect.

All fans will go through airport level screening for entry and must adhere to the prohibited items list that includes:

• Firearms, weapons, knives, and explosives
• Alcohol
• Animals (except service animals)
• Footballs, inflatable balls/devices (balloons), beachballs or throwable sports equipment of any kind
• Chairs, stools, or other seating devices
• Coolers or ice chests
• Drones
• Fireworks, pyrotechnics of any kind
• Flammable liquids, lighters or matches
• Frisbees
• Helmets
• Illegal substances
• Illicit hacking/skimming devices
• Laptops, tablets, personal computers or two-way radios
• Laser pointers
• Masks that cover or conceal identity are not permitted except for medical masks or religious garments
• Bicycles, motorized scooters and skateboards
• Noisemakers, whistles, horns, and musical instruments
• Poles, sticks, missile-like objects of any kind
• Tripods
• Umbrellas
• Unapproved pamphlets, handouts, ads, or flyers, without prior consent
• Video Recording Devices
• Bottles, cans, thermoses, coolers, aerosol cans, cups, and beverage containers of any kind, unless purchased at an NFL venue or an empty, reusable water bottle
• Promotional items with commercial slogans or identification without written consent from the NFL
• Clothing garments, banners, flags or signs displaying explicit language, profanity, or derogatory characterization toward any person(s) or intent to instigate, incite, or encourage a confrontation or physical assault
• Any non-event related banners, flags or signs
• Signs, flags or banners, exceeding 11" x 17" or attached to a pole/stick
• Any other item deemed inappropriate or unsafe by the NFL or law enforcement officers