CANTON, Ohio – Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday, March 4, for the Hall of Fame Game in Canton between the Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars.
The game is 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
It will be the fourth appearance by the Raiders and second for the Jaguars. The Raiders are 3-0 in games in 1979, 1993 and 2006. Jacksonville’s only Hall of Fame Game in 1995 was the franchise’s inaugural NFL game. Carolina won, 20-14.
On Saturday, Aug. 6, the Hall of Fame class will be inducted at the stadium: Raiders greats Cliff Branch and Richard Seymour, Jaguars legend Tony Boselli, plus Leroy Butler, Sam Mills, Bryant Young, and coach Dick Vermeil and official Art McNally. Ticket details will be announced in coming weeks.
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels is a Canton native who played high school games at Fawcett Stadium, now Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
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