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Hall of Fame Game canceled due to field conditions
Posted by Zac Jackson on August 7, 2016, 7:03 PM EDT
Players who were supposed to play in Sunday night’s Hall of Fame Game are tweeting and texting that the game is off.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the game is off due to poor field conditions at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
As of this posting, there had been no official announcement from the NFL.
The Hall of Fame Game is generally the first preseason game and is a part of Hall of Fame Weekend in Canton, but with renovations in and around the Hall of Fame the new field was apparently deemed unplayable.
The Colts and Packers were scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m. ET.
The coaches involved won’t be too upset, but it’s still a debacle for the NFL. The field at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium is new, and someone should have known there were safety risks in trying to play an NFL game — even a fake one — under such conditions.
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Wow.
This is embarrassing.
Posted by Zac Jackson on August 7, 2016, 7:03 PM EDT
Players who were supposed to play in Sunday night’s Hall of Fame Game are tweeting and texting that the game is off.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the game is off due to poor field conditions at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
As of this posting, there had been no official announcement from the NFL.
The Hall of Fame Game is generally the first preseason game and is a part of Hall of Fame Weekend in Canton, but with renovations in and around the Hall of Fame the new field was apparently deemed unplayable.
The Colts and Packers were scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m. ET.
The coaches involved won’t be too upset, but it’s still a debacle for the NFL. The field at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium is new, and someone should have known there were safety risks in trying to play an NFL game — even a fake one — under such conditions.
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Wow.
This is embarrassing.