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Packers vs. Colts 2016 Hall of Fame Game Canceled Due to Field Conditions
- Updated: August 7, 2016
The 2016 Hall of Fame Game between the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts has been canceled after players expressed concerns about the playing surface at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reported the news, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter later confirmed the NFL’s decision to cancel Sunday’s game.
Earlier Sunday, Schefter noted the game was in doubt, as players believed the field was “unsafe” and as “hard as concrete” in spots.
The playing surface in the end zones and middle of the field was the primary concern. Schefter reported the paint began to congeal, noting that it “would be like playing on tar.”
An executive who was in Canton told La Canfora canceling the game was “a no-brainer for player safety. … The 90th man (on roster) deserves it as much as the first.”
This is the second time in the game’s 54-year …
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