Football is back! The first game of the 2016 preseason is finally here and even though it’s not the Bengals, it’s football!
But.... hold on... the preseason may not actually begin tonight. Apparently, the field in Canton was painted with the incorrect paint today, creating what’s been described as “concrete-like” and “tar” parts of the field. This paint is in the center of the field as well as in the end zones.
There’s great concern about the safety of the field and whether the game will actually be played.
The paint that was applied today on middle of field, and in endzones, has congealed; would be like playing on tar.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 7, 2016
Game now doubtful.
The Colts and Packers are supposed to kickoff the NFL preseason at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN, but it appears, at a minimum that the game will be delayed, if it’s played at all.
If the game ends up happening, we’ll discuss the action here! But... if it’s cancelled, we can just laugh about how on earth this happened.
I'm told teams being informed there will not be a Hall of Game tonight due to unsafe playing field conditions
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) August 7, 2016
Glad to see player health was the number one concern in deciding whether to play. Right decision made.
— Eric Winston (@ericwinston) August 7, 2016
It looks like we’ll be watching the Olympics tonight...