Posted on 08/07/2016 4:09:24 PM PDT by drewh
CANTON, Ohio — FOX6 News has learned the Green Bay Packers vs. Indianapolis Colts Pro Football Hall of Fame Game set for Sunday evening, August 7th has been cancelled due to turf concerns.
Apparently there is an issue with the condition of the field at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium after Saturday night’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
FOX6’s Tim Van Vooren is there — and reported decision makers for the Packers and Colts were on the field, meeting about the field condition. David Baker, president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame was speaking with team leaders.
SO darned stupid!!!! Goodell needs to be replaced!
“You thought he was a man... but he only was a puffin.”
The whole culture needs to be changed!!
Which of course includes getting rid of Goodell.
STOP making players wear PINK for a MONTH!!!!
My wife had breast cancer TWICE and she HATES the pink ####.
Stop giving left wing speeches when theres about 8 faggots who watch your show in the country.
Stop suspending athletes four games for a deflated ball and another one ONE game for driving 150 MPH with a KID and POT in the car and then resisting arrest!!
Wow.
My very first reaction, too. NFL can and does bring in new sod for games all the time. It’s a smokescreen.
In 4 years of marching Drum Corps, I encountered all kinds of field conditions. The place we had everyday rehearsals, Lakewood Stadium in Atlanta, we’d leave with our feet covered in green. One time we had to condense our show to fit on a horse track. Groundspeople would leave sprinklers in the fields, and we would trip over them. Fresh paint, one of my guys had a nice white stripe across the seat of his trousers.
The “permanent” playing surface at the new Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, CA has been changed out four or five times in two seasons. They can’t find a turf that grows well there. I don’t think there are any “permanent” surfaces.
I guess a lightning storm is weather-appropriate for the Chargers given their helmet, lol. Dan Fouts must've not played much if it was 0-0.
They have 30 days to fix it . . . instead that cancelled. Was it an issue with the field? Really? or was it maybe low ticket sales. Now that seems much more reasonable. Like the NFL is worried about a player or two suffering a skull fracture . . . they gots helmets . . . they gots pads.
They made posters of that picture. My brother, who was also there, has one.
shoulda said ‘had’ . . . even longer.
Oh well - if the field is bad enough to concern the teams, it’s for the best that they don’t play. Nothing like losing a starter for the season in some meaningless pre-season game - a 5th pre-season game, no less.
That was back in the days when the players weren’t multi-millionaires and didn’t mind getting dirty.
I so agree with all you said!!
lmao
Surface was installed earlier this year and was previously used in the Superdome in NOLA.
this happened at the Astro Dome once back in the 90s... game was postponed.
Can we come over and eat all yer nachos and drink the beer. I’ll bring VHS tapes of Hillary Clinton speeches
lol!
I will hear her voice three more times in my life.
The three debates.
I dont watch tv and i NEVER look at anything she says online.
Then November 9th, I dont give a #### what she does.
And Bill will be on Epstein’s plane back to underage island.
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