Lawsuit Planned by Fans who Missed Hall of Fame Game

After meeting on the field before Sunday’s game was to be played, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy and Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano did not want to endanger their players and decided not to play.

Due to no fault of their own, it’s the members on the bubbles of both the Packers and Colts rosters who were left despondent. A preseason game was called off in 2001 because of the uneven surface.

There were problems with the condition of the field. He said the union has heard from other teams that the fields there can be soft because of the rain. “We are very disappointed for our fans, but player safety is our primary concern, and as a result, we could not play an National Football League game on this field tonight”. “I think the right decision was made”. However, the National Football League now does not plan to discuss moving the August contest out of Canton, Joe Scalzo of the Canton Repository reports.

The series of events last night is not a good start to the season, nor a good look for Roger Goodell and the NFL. “They cost a lot to build, so you’re going to have monster truck rallies and concerts, and they’re trying to do a thousand different things in them, which is fine”.

“Certainly, as a fan, everybody was excited about it”.

There is a bounce to the field and it can be fairly forgiving when you fall on it.

In a statement on its website, the Hall of Fame said that credit card purchases will be put back on the card, that checks will be cut to people who paid by check and that fans who paid cash can request a refund in person or by mail. The league offered little insight beyond what was announced about the conditions the night before.

The NFL and Hall of Fame declined to comment when approached by the AP. As of late July, a playing surface didn’t exist inside the stadium.

The NFL now has a separate website exclusively for information about its football operations, which includes a detailed page describing procedures and standards for preparing and certifying playing fields around the league. Even the color of the tarp is prescribed.

In case you were off the grid this weekend, Sunday’s game, the kickoff to the National Football League game season was cancelled with very short notice after field conditions were deemed unplayable.