The NFL has reportedly canceled the preseason game at the Pro Football Hall of Fame because of the coronavirus pandemic according to ESPN and The Associated Press.
The 2020 induction ceremonies, including the enshrinement, will be postponed.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the Hall of Fame game cancellation between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys. That game will likely be moved to summer 2021.
The game is the first on-field event the league has canceled during the pandemic, according to The Associated Press.
According to ESPN, the Pro Football Hall of Fame game was canceled and the enshrinement was postponed until next year. https://t.co/eajXtJ6kyy
— CantonRep.com (@CantonRepdotcom) June 25, 2020
Sources also spoke to The Associated Press on the decision. Because the decision has not yet been publicly confirmed, the source asked to remain anonymous.
The Cowboys and Steelers, who were scheduled to play in this year’s preseason opener, now are expected to play in the 2021 Hall of Fame game next summer, per sources. The HOF enshrinement ceremony also is expected to be held then.https://t.co/1dGl2DX2iq
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 25, 2020
Ten men were scheduled to be enshrined in the Canton, Ohio, Hall of Fame on Aug. 8. No date has been set for when any inductions will occur, the people said.
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, NFL Films co-founder Steve Sabol, former New York Giants executive George Young, former coaches Jimmy Johnson and Bill Cowher, and former players Troy Polamalu, Steve Hutchinson, Edgerrin James, Isaac Bruce and Steve Atwater were to be inducted in August.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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