At Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, fans representing teams from across the league expressed their excitement about attending the draft in person.

The smallest city in the NFL will host the league's biggest off-season event beginning on Thursday, as tens of thousands are expected to descend upon Wisconsin when Green Bay hosts the draft for the first time.

Make a right turn at the corner of Lombardi Avenue and Gross Avenue and you step into an unassuming neighborhood packed with fresh-cut lawns, minivans, cul-de-sacs and “children at play” signs warning you to slow down.