Drafting Sports, (EFE) .- The National Football League (NFL) announced on Wednesday that the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers will star in the game of the Hall of Fame that will be held on July 31 to open the preseason of the NFL.
The match, which will start the 106th campaign of the League, will take place at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, located in Canton, Ohio, where the enclosure is intended to remember the professional American football legends.
“This match faces two teams that can be considered legitimate applicants to the February LX LX, 2026. They face Canton, Ohio, will create a dynamic start for another spectacular season of the NFL,” said Jim Porter, president and executive director of the Hall of Fame of Professional Football.
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The Lions dominated the 2024 season. They were champions of the north of the National Conference (NFC) with a brand of 15 cattle and two losses, the best registration of the NFC.
The chargers distinguished themselves as one of the revelation teams. They finished the campaign with a 11-6 mark, which allowed them to reach the playoffs in which they fell into the Commodines Round. For Detroit it will be the fourth visit to Canton and the third for the chargers.
None of these teams have participated in a match in the Hall of Fame since 1994.
The Chargers participated in the only game without annotations in the story, a draw against the Green Bay Packers in 1980 that was suspended in the middle of the last quarter due to a strong storm.
The Lions beat the Broncos 14-3 in 1991, their most recent participation.
The Party of the Hall of Fame opens the ceremony in which the four members of Generation 2025 will enter which are Antonio Gates, who spent his entire career, from 2003 to 2018 with the Chargers; Eric Allen, Jared Allen and Sterling Sharpe, who will be presented before the initial kick of the game.
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