The teams have been chosen for the 2026 NFL Hall of Fame Game on August 6th in Canton, Ohio.
On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced that the Carolina Panthers will play the Arizona Cardinals at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium at 8 p.m. on August 6th.
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The statement that was released said, “The National Football League’s 107th season will kick off in Canton on Thursday, Aug. 6, when the Arizona Cardinals play host to the Carolina Panthers in the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game presented by Novartis at 8 p.m. ET inside Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium,” the organization announced today.
“Both of these teams are eager to come to Canton to open their season and to celebrate members of the Class of 2026 who meant so much to their organizations,” Hall of Fame President & CEO Jim Porter said.
The game itself will have two players inducted into the Hall who wore the uniforms of each team. The Panthers’ Luke Kuechly and the Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald will be given gold jackets in August to cement their legacies in the game of football, both on and off the field.
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Kuechly will go down as the second youngest player ever to be inducted.
The other Hall of Fame inductees will include Drew Brees, Roger Craig, and Adam Vinatieri.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: The teams have been announced for the NFL Hall of Fame Game